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Carlos und Elisabeth Synopsis

When Elisabeth of Valois becomes engaged, she believes her fiancé is the crown prince of Spain, Don Carlos, a poetic and liberal young man who is the hope of those who would like to see freedom of religion. Instead she gets King Philip, his father, who is a promoter of the Inquisition and oppression both in Spain and in Flanders. Carlos, however, remains in love with Elisabeth.

Hoffmanns Erzählungen Synopsis

Characteristic for Hoffmann's work is his life-long fight against rationalism and for the revelation of nature morte, culminating mostly in carnival-like scenes anticipating literary techniques