E. T.A. Hoffmann yana nufin Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, marubucin Jamus, mawaki, kuma mai sukar kiɗa na ƙarshen 18th da farkon 19th. Kalmar "E.T.A." taƙaitaccen sunayensa uku ne na farko da aka ba shi. An fi sanin Hoffmann don labarun Gothic da na allahntaka, waɗanda galibi suna nuna abubuwan ban tsoro da ban mamaki. An kuma yi la'akari da shi don kaɗe-kaɗen kiɗa da rubuce-rubuce masu mahimmanci a kan kiɗa, waɗanda ke da tasiri mai mahimmanci ga ci gaban Romanticism na Jamus.