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Acknowledgements Introduction -- Christopher R. Clason, Oakland UniversityI. Transgression and Institutions1. 'A poor, imprisoned animal.' Persons, Property, and the Unnatural Nature of the Law in E.T.A. Hoffmann's 'Das Majorat.' -- Alexander Schlutz, John Jay College and CUNY Graduate Center2. Vergiftete Gaben: Violating the Laws of Hospitality in E.T.A. Hoffmann's 'Das Fräulein von Scuderi' -- Peter Erickson, Colorado State University 3. Transgressive Science in E.T.A. Hoffmann's Fantastic Tales -- Paola Mayer, University of GuelphII. Transgression and the Arts4. E.T.A. Hoffmann and the Bamberg Theater -- Frederick Burwick, University of California, Los Angeles5. Transitions and Slippages of Mimesis in E.T.A. Hoffmann's 'Der goldene Topf, ' 'Die Fermate, ' and 'Das öde Haus.' -- Beate Allert, Purdue University6. Transgressions: On the (De- )Figuration of the Vampire in E.T.A. Hoffmann's 'Vampyrism" -- Nicole Sütterlin, Harvard UniversityIII. Transgression in the Märchen 7. Transgressive Play and Uncanny Toys in E.T.A. Hoffmann's 'Das fremde Kind' -- Christina Weiler, Purdue University8. Attending to the Everyday: Idiosyncrasy in E.T.A. Hoffmann's 'The Golden Pot' -- Ruth Kellar, University of Wisconsin, Madison9. Prinzessin Brambilla: The Aesthetic between Public and Private -- Howard Pollack-Millgate, DePauw UniversityIV. Transgression of Reception in Kater Murr10. Hoffmann's 'Two Worlds' and the Problem of Life-Writing -- Julian Knox, Georgia College11. 'Real Humor Cannot Be Captured in a Novel': Kierkegaard Reading E.T.A. Hoffmann's Lebens-Ansichten des Katers Murr -- James Rasmussen, United States Air Force AcademyWorks CitedIndex. The essays in this volume address a very broad range of E.T.A. Hoffmann's most significant works, examining them through the lens of ""transgression."" His writings, perhaps more than those of any other German Romantic, portrayed the ""dark side"" of existence, which the following essays investigate for an Anglophone audience
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