The third issue of the works of the famous Russian philologist A.V. Karelsky is devoted to German literature of the 19th century. It includes previously unpublished lectures on German romanticism, translation of Ludwig Thicke's comedy "Puss in Boots," theoretical articles on romanticism and modernism. A special place in the book is occupied by works about E.T.A. Hoffman, about whom A.V. Karelsky has always written with special inspiration over the years. For philologists - students and specialists, as well as all those interested in the history of Western literature.