Наблюдения върху раздвоението и двойничеството при Е. Т. А. Хофман и Кнут Хамсун
An Observation on the Split and the Doubling in the Works of E.T.A. Hoffmann and Knut Hamsun

Author(s): Iliya Tochev
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Fiction, Studies of Literature, Novel, Short Story, German Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“
Keywords: split; doubling; alienation
Summary/Abstract: This paper explores aspects of the personality split and the doubling in The Sandman, a novella by E.T.A. Hoffmann, and Mysteries, a novel by Knut Hamsun. It indicates the traits that bring the two authors together in spite of them belonging to different periods and different schools. The overall split of Hoffmann’s protagonist Nathanael is analyzed as a reason for his unhappy love and a prerequisite for his madness. The split, in its different aspects, is connected to the leading motives in Hamsun’s works – alienation and queerness. The doubling in Hoffmann’s novella is more highlighted and clear, while in Hamsun it remains subtle. In this sense, in Hamsun we can provisionally speak about doubling based on the alienation from others and the similar role that the characters play in the community.

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