Part one of term paper
All writers have different styles of getting their point across. In particular some like to use the art of the grotesque. E.T.A Hoffman is a perfect example of this type of writing. Hoffman was and still is probably one of the most renowned grotesque writers who ever lived. Wolfgang Kayser makes some interesting points about Hoffman and ...

Part two of term paper
... define the term “grotesque.” As defined in our class discussion, grotesque is the distortion of reality so that ordinary objects become so exaggerated that they become terrifying. The first point made by Kayser is that: Hoffman is a master in the composition of grotesque scenes; still we get the impression that the grotesque effect is usually weakened by the conclusions of his works. (Kayser 71) I find this statement to be very true in that in many stories, even by other authors, as well as ...