Die Elixiere des Teufels : Nachgelassene Papiere des Bruders Medardus, eines…
"Die Elixiere des Teufels: Nachgelassene Papiere des Bruders Medardus, eines..." by E. T. A. Hoffmann is a novel published in 1815. A Capuchin monk named Medardus drinks a mysterious elixir once offered to Saint Anthony by Satan, unleashing a descent into obsession and violence. As he flees his monastery, he encounters a doppelgänger, seduces noblewomen connected to his hidden past, and commits murder. His unreliable narrative blurs dreams with reality, leaving readers
uncertain whether his fate is controlled by demonic forces or divine providence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822 |
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| Illustrator | Stern, Ernst, 1876-1954 |
| Title | Die Elixiere des Teufels : Nachgelassene Papiere des Bruders Medardus, eines Kapuziners |
| Original Publication | Berlin: Buchverlag fürs Deutsche Haus, 1908. |
| Note | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Elixirs de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Elixiere_des_Teufels |
| Credits | Markus Brenner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Gothic fiction |
| Subject | Monks -- Fiction |
| Subject | Devil -- Fiction |
| Subject | Fantasy fiction, German |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76360 |
| Release Date | Jun 23, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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