The concept of the Uncanny was later elaborated on and developed by Sigmund Freud in his 1919 essay "Das Unheimliche" or, "The Uncanny", which also draws on the work of Hoffmann (whom Freud refers to as the "unrivaled master of the uncanny in literature").
The notion of the Uncanny was later expanded upon and developed by Sigmund Freud in his 1919 essay "Das Unheimliche" or, "The Uncanny", which also draws on the work of Hoffmann (whom Freud refers to as the "unrivaled master of the uncanny in literature").