German Literature |
Library Guide No. 3.13 |
This is a selective list of reference sources for the study of German literature and culture available in the Dana Porter Library's reference collection or through the Waterloo Library web site. For further information and assistance contact Helena Calogeridis, Liaison Librarian for Germanic and Slavic Studies, or use the Ask a Librarian service.
Blinn, Hansjürgen. Informationshandbuch deutsche Literaturwissenschaft.
Ref PT85.B618x 2001 Porter.
A very comprehensive research tool. Covers the most important research titles for German and other literatures, theatre, the media, and culture. Also lists particulars about libraries, archives, databases, etc.
Grund, Uwe. Wie benutze ich eine Bibliothek?: Basiswissen-Strategien-Hilfsmittel.
Ref Z710.G78x 1996 Porter.
A start-up guide to library research. Includes search strategies, also in respect to electronic databases. Geared toward students in humanities and social sciences. Contains glossary of library terms.
Handbuch deutschsprachiger Literaturzeitschriften.
Ref PN4837.G3 H36x 2001 Porter.
Covers over 450 titles.
Literarische Gesellschaften, Literaturmuseen und literarische Gedenkstätten: Namen, Zahlen, Hinweise zu 350 Einrichtungen.
Ref PT23.L57x 1999 Porter.
Raabe, Paul. Einfhürung in die Bücherkunde zur deutschen Literaturwissenschaft.
Ref PT85.R32x 1994 Porter.
Identifies key reference and bibliographic tools. Has author and title indexes.
Welsch, Erwin K. Archives and Libraries in a New Germany.
Ref Z675.H5W45 1994 Porter.
Identifies major institutions in the fields of German history, German social sciences, and German literature. Provides basic information for those planning to do research abroad. Index offers broad subject access to collections and institutions.
The Cambridge History of German Literature.
Ref PT91.C36 1997 Porter.
Describes German literary history up to the unification of Germany in 1990. Covers main authors and movements, and includes modern Swiss and Austrian literatures.
Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture (Sandford).
Ref DD290.26.E53 1999 Porter.
Covers European German speaking countries.
Germany and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History: A Multidisciplinary Encyclopedia. (2005)
Access through TRELLIS catalogue.
You will be prompted for authentication in the Library. For off campus access go to Connect from Home.
Grange, William. Historical Dictionary of German Theater.
Ref PN2657 .G73 2006 Porter.
Modern Germany: An Encyclopedia of History, People, and Culture, 1871-1990.
Ref DD14 .M64 1998 Porter.
Provides an interdisciplinary approach.
Eppelsheimer, Hanns Wilhelm. Handbuch der Weltliteratur von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart.
Ref PN41.E66x 1960 Porter.
Coverage includes literature from classical antiquity to Eastern Europe.
Frenzel, Herbert Alfred. Daten deutscher Dichtung: Chronologischer Abriss der deutschen Literaturgeschichte.
Ref PT103.F7 2001 Porter.
A chronological survey divided into broad periods that are prefaced by brief discussions of literary characteristics. Provides the names and biographical sketches of the most important authors and concludes with a chronological list of major works and their relation to the specific author's entire volume of writings. Author index is included.
Meid, Werner Volker. Metzler Literatur Chronik: Werke deutschsprachiger Autoren.
Ref PT85.M44 1998 Porter.
Arranged by year of publication. Covers fewer authors but more fully.
Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon: das 20. Jahrhundert: biographisches-bibliographisches Handbuch. (In progress)
Ref PT401 .D453 2000 Porter.
Encyclopedia of German Literature (Konzett).
Ref PT41.E63x 2000 Porter.
Presents a critical look at German literature and culture from Anglo-American perspective.
The Feminist Encyclopedia of German Literature.
Ref PT41.F46 1997 Porter.
Represents feminist scholarship in the field. Covers influential women in the history of German literature and culture.
KLGonline (Das Kritische Lexikon zur deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur).
For off campus access go to Connect from Home.
This dictionary provides updated information on biographies, work, and influence of German-speaking authors since 1945. Coverage also includes songwriters and film directors. Extensive primary and secondary bibliographies.
Kindlers Neues Literatur Lexikon.
Ref PN44.K54 1988 Porter.
With an emphasis on the world's contemporary literary works, this multi-volume publication arranges works by title. Titles are usually given in the original language, but translations are also listed. Most entries include a brief history of the work, list the editions, provide plot resumes, etc.
Kosch, Wilhelm. Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon. Biographisch-Bibliographisches Handbuch.
Ref PT41.K68x 1968 Porter.
The most complete and thorough source of information on German authors. Includes minor and obscure names. Offers outline biographies and bibliographies of primary and secondary sources. Includes non-literary names and titles of anonymous works.
Lexikon deutsch-jüdischer Autoren. (In progress)
Ref DS135.G5 L49x 1992 Porter.
Documents Jewish contributions to the German culture. Includes non-literary authors.
Literary Encyclopedia
For off campus access go to Connect from Home.
Covers world literatures in English. Provides "profiles of authors and texts, and basic knowledge on their cultural contexts." Includes major philosophers and philosophies, and information on major historical events.
Literaturlexikon: Autoren und Werke deutscher Sprache (Killy).
Ref PT41.L5 1988 Porter.
Volumes 1 to 12 focus on authors and their works A to Z; volumes 13 and 14 deal with literary terms, epochs, genres, etc. Good bibliographies.
Neues Handbuch der deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur seit 1945.
Ref PT155.L48 1990 Porter.
Provides an alphabetically arranged better-known author listing with bio-bibliographical information. Includes portraits.
The Oxford Companion to German Literature. (Garland)
Ref PT41.G3 1997 Porter.
An alphabetical listing of authors, titles, concepts, characters, etc. Spans the time period from ca. 800 to 1990s, and represents every period of the literature of each German speaking country.
Wilpert, Gero von. Lexikon der Weltliteratur.
Ref PN41.W48 1975 Porter.
Treats German literature in the context of world literature. Volume 1 has title: Biographisch- bibliographisches Handwörterbuch nach Autoren und anonymen Werken, volume 2 has title: Hauptwerke der Weltliteratur in Charakteristiken und Kurzinterpretationen.
Women Writers in German-Speaking Countries: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook.
Ref PT167.W654x 1998 Porter.
Covers 54 women writers from the 10th century through the present, from German-speaking countries. Essays were written by leading scholars.
Women Writers of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: An Annotated Bio-bibliographical Guide.
Ref PT167.W66x 1989 Porter.
Frenzel, Elisabeth. Stoffe der Weltliteratur: Ein Lexikon dichtungsgeschichtlicher Längsschnitte.
Ref PN56.4.F7 1998 Porter.
Deals with literary characters and themes.
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
For off campus access go to Connect from Home.
An encyclopedic guide to critical theory. Particularly relevant to literature and linguistic studies.
Lexikon literaturtheoretischer Werke.
Ref PN81.L425 1995 Porter.
Includes scholarly articles on literary theory. Not restricted to German language sources.
Metzler Lexikon Literatur: Begriffe und Definitionen.
Ref PN41.M425 2007 Porter.
The Oxford Companion to German Literature. (Garland)
Ref PT41.G3 1997 Porter.
An alphabetical listing of authors, titles, concepts, characters, etc. Spans the time period from ca. 800 to 1990s, and represents every period of the literature of each German speaking country.
Reallexikon der deutschen Literaturgeschichte, 1958.
Ref PT41.R28 Porter.
Focuses on the history of German literature by covering form, style, and movements, for which long, scholarly, signed articles are provided. Especially useful for information on genres, literary periods, and national and regional literatures as they relate to German literature.
Reallexikon der deutschen Literaturwissenschaft: Neubearbeitung des Reallexikons der deutschen Literaturgeschichte. (In progress)
Ref PT41 .R43 1997 Porter.
Der Romanführer. (In progress)
Library has: 1952 to present.
Ref PN3326.R6 Porter.
A major research tool covering the 14th to 20th centuries. While international in scope, it provides a good coverage of German literary plots.
Wilpert, Gero von. Sachwörterbuch der Literatur.
Ref PN41.W5 2001 Porter.
Lists genres, structural elements, styles, periods, and terms. Includes etymological notes and usage.
A Glossary of German Literary Terms.
Ref PN44.5.G56 1992 Porter.
Provides English-language definitions for German terms.
Nomenclator litterarius.
Ref PN44.5.N64x 1980 Porter.
Provides terms and concepts in seven languages, including German, via index. Helpful for students of German literature.
Additional sources of biographical information are listed in the previous section: Literary Dictionaries and Encyclopedias.
Deutscher biographischer Index.
Ref CT1054.D48x 1986 Index Porter.
An index to biographical information available in a large number of important reference sources for the German-speaking countries. Also an index to Deutsches Biographisches Archiv (DBA) microfiche collection.
Dictionary of Literary Biography. (In progress)
The following volumes cover German Literature:
v. 66 German Fiction Writers, 1885-1913.
Ref PT771.G47 1988 Porter.
v. 69 Contemporary German Fiction Writers. First Series.
Ref PT772.C59 1988 Porter.
v. 75 Contemporary German Fiction Writers. Second Series.
Ref PT772.C593 1988 Porter.
v. 85 Austrian Fiction Writers after 1914.
Ref PT3814.A98 1989 Porter.
v. 90 German Writers in the Age of Goethe, 1789-1832.
Ref PT311.G47 1989 Porter.
v. 94 German Writers in the Age of Goethe: Sturm und Drang to Classicism.
Ref PT311.G48 1990 Porter.
v. 97 German Writers from the Enlightenment to Sturm und Drang, 1720-1764.
Ref PT293.G47 1990 Porter.
v. 118 Twentieth-Century German Dramatists, 1889-1918.
Ref PT666.T86 1992 Porter.
v. 124 Twentieth-Century German Dramatists, 1919-1992.
Ref PT666.T87 1992 Porter.
v. 164 German Baroque Writers, 1580-1660.
Ref PT271.G47 1996 Porter.
v. 168 German Baroque Writers, 1661-1730.
Ref PT271.G48 1996 Porter.
Friedrichs, Elisabeth. Literarische Lokalgrössen 1770-1900, 1967.
Ref PT155.F74 Porter. Lists names and pseudonyms, provides birth and death dates, and furnishes references to sources. Especially valuable for information on minor authors
Kürschners deutscher Gelehrten-Kalender. Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften.
Ref H57.K97x Porter.
Provides biographical information on living German scholars including dates, addresses, publications, etc.
Kürschners deutscher Literatur-Kalender.
Library has: 1925, 1949, 1952, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1978, 1984.
Ref PT405.K87x Porter.
Latest edition kept in Reference. Earlier editions kept in stacks. A "Who's who" on living German literary figures for the period covered. Includes addresses, biographical notes, prizes, primary and secondary bibliographies, etc. Related titles are: Kürschners deutscher Literatur-Kalender, Nekrolog, 1901-1935 (Ref PT405.K874x 1973 Porter), Kürschners deutscher Literatur-Kalender, Nekrolog, 1936-1970 (Ref PT405.K875x 1973 Porter), and Kürschners deutscher Literatur-Kalender: Nekrolog, 1971-1998 (Ref PT405.K876x 1999 Porter).
Metzler Autoren Lexikon: Deutschsprachige Dichter und Schriftsteller vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart.
Ref PT155.M47x 1994 Porter.
Neue deutsche Biographie. (In progress)
Ref
DD85 .N48
Porter.
Comprehensive biographical dictionary covering important persons.
Consult German: Indexes and Databases
Goedeke, Karl. Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung aus den Quellen.
Ref PT85.G7 1884 Porter.
A bibliographical handbook of German literature up to 1830. Provides bio-bibliographical entries, with extremely detailed bibliographical sections including many translations.
Accompanied by: Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung aus den Quellen von Karl Goedeke: Index, by Hartmut Rambaldo (Ref PT85.G7 1975 Index Porter). Supplemented by: Goedekes Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung, Neue Folge Ref PT85.G7 1962 n.F. Porter), which covers the period 1830-1880. Continued by Jacob, Herbert. Deutsches Schriftstellerlexikon, 1830-1880 (Ref PT85.J33x 1995 Porter).
Hansel, Johannes. Personalbibliographie zur deutschen Literaturgeschichte.
Ref PT85.H326x 1974 Porter.
Coverage extends from the Middle Ages to the time of publication.
Hirschberg, Leopold. Der Taschengoedeke. Bibliographie deutscher Erstausgaben.
Ref PT85.H67x 1970 Porter.
An updated and abridged version of the "full" Goedeke. Lists first editions of works written in German from 1650 to the 1870s.
Internationale Bibliographie zur Geschichte der deutschen Literatur von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart.
Ref PT85.I58x 1969 Porter.
Jacob, Herbert. Deutsches Schriftstellerlexikon, 1830-1880: Goedekes Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung: Fortführung. (In progress)
Ref PT85.J33x 1995 Porter.
A continuation of Goedeke's Grundriss for coverage of nineteenth century German literature. In order to avoid overlap with the second edition (Neue Folge) of Goedeke, it includes only writers who were first published between 1830 and 1880. For major writers, the entries include short biographies and very extensive bibliographies (listing also unpublished and lost works).
Körner, Josef.Bibliographisches Handbuch des deutschen Schrifttums, 1949.
Ref Z2231.K78 Porter.
Particularly valuable for the 18th and 19th centuries.
Schmidt, Heiner. Quellenlexikon zur deutschen Literaturgeschichte = Bibliography of Studies on German Literary History: Personal- und Einzelwerkbibliographien der internationalen Sekundarliteratur 1945-1990 zur deutschen Literatur von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. (In progress)
Ref PT85.S37x 1994 Porter.
Records critical studies of German authors of all periods.
Deutsche Nationalbibliografie online
From Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Includes books, journals, maps and atlases, dissertations and Habilitationsschrifts in print or electronic format, which appeared in Germany since 1913, in addition to translations from German and foreign language Germanica (since 1941).
Gesamtverzeichnis des deutschsprachigen Schrifttums (GV) 1700-1910.
Z2221.G399x 1979 Porter Nat. Bib.
A list of German language books and foreign language works published in the German language areas. Included are trade and non-trade publications, monographic and serial publications, newspapers, maps, charts, and dissertations. A large number of Latin and French titles from the early eighteenth century are included. Accompanied by: Gesamtverzeichnis des deutschsprachigen Schrifttums (GV) 1700-1910. Nachträge (Z2221.G399x 1979 Suppl. Porter Nat. Bib).
Gesamtverzeichnis des deutschsprachigen Schrifttums (GV) 1911-1965.
Z2221.G4x 1976 Porter Nat. Bib.
A comprehensive bibliography of primary and secondary materials published from 1911-1965 for the German language publishing area. Listing is by author, title, and keyword including commercial publications, college and university papers, theses, etc.
VD17-Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachraum erschienenen Drucke des 17. Jahrhunderts
A major cataloging project with the purpose of creating a national bibliography for the 17th century.
Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachbereich erschienenen Drucke des XVI. Jahrhunderts: VD 16.
Z2222.V47x 1983 Porter Nat. Bib.
Covers German imprints for the 16th century. Library has Section I (22 volumes) only. See also Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachbereich erschienenen Drucke des 16. Jahrhunderts (VD 16)
Consult Find Theses
BFI Companion to German Cinema.
Ref PN1993.5.G3B48x 1999 Porter.
An A-Z guide to German films, directors, actors.
Cinegraph: Lexikon zum deutschsprachigen Film.
Library has: 1984 to present.
Ref PN1998.A2C53x 1984 Porter.
Loose-leaf update.
Variety International Film Guide.
Library has: 1990, 1992-1998, 2000 to present.
Ref PN1993.3.I544 Porter.
Continues: International Film Guide. (Library has: 1964-1989.)
Provides a brief overview of the film industry alphabetically by country.
Also consult Subject Guide for Film Studies
Consult German Language Dictionaries
Consult Find Book Reviews
Consult Subject Guide for German
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