The Golden Pot

The Golden Pot

The Golden Pot: A Modern Fairytale (Der goldne Topf. Ein Märchen aus der neuen Zeit) is a novella by E. T. A. Hoffmann, first published in 1814. Hoffmann regarded it as his best story (Kaiser 1988, 37), and there is wide agreement among literary scholars that it is a masterpiece of romantic literature (Feldges & Stadler 1986, 64).

Read more about The Golden Pot:  Plot Summary, Origins, Analysis, Adaptations, External Links

Famous quotes containing the words golden and/or pot:

    Eyes that last I saw in tears
    Through division
    Here in death’s dream kingdom
    The golden vision reappears
    I see the eyes but not the tears
    This is my affliction
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

    Genius will live and thrive without training, but it does not the less reward the watering- pot and pruning-knife.
    Margaret Fuller (1810–1850)