Xlibris -- Overview of authors and literary periods (IN GERMAN)
Xlibris, a German reference source, has articles on literary periods and authors of German literature. Click on the image and the relevant name or period.
Search Oxford Companion to German Literature & More
Search Oxford Reference Online for reference articles on literary and historical periods as well as on literary authors. This collection includes hundreds of reference works from Oxford University Press, such as Oxford Companion to German Literature
Articles for specific periods:
- Aufklärung/Enlightenment (late 17th-18th cent)
- Sturm und Drang/Storm and Stress (1771 to 1778)
- Die Romantik/Romanticism (late 18th-19th century)
- Das Biedermeier (1815-1848)
- Junges Deutschland/Young Germany (1830 to 1850)
- Poetischer Realismus/Poetic Realism (1840-1880)
- Naturalismus/Naturalism (late 19th century)
- Realismus (19th century)
- Sozialistischer Realismus (DDR, 1945-1990)
More eReference on German Literature
The Cambridge History of German Literature by Call Number: eBookPublication Date: 1997This book give a comprehensive overview of periods of German literature.
German Literature: a very short introduction (eBOOK) by ISBN: 0199206597Publication Date: 2008Also available in: printGerman Literature (Wikipedia)
Overview of the periods of German literature. Citing Wikipedia is generally not acceptable for research papers, however, it is a great starting point to get background information. Also, see Academic Use of WikipediaDeutschsprachige Literatur (Wikipedia.de -- IN GERMAN)
Overview of the periods of German literature. Citing Wikipedia is generally not acceptable for research papers, however, it is a great starting point to get background information. Also, see Academic Use of Wikipedia
Print Reference - Literary Periods and History
Encyclopedia of German Literature by Call Number: PT41 .E53 2000 (Olin Level 1 Reference)ISBN: 1579581382Publication Date: 2000
Historical Dictionary of Postwar German Literature by Call Number: PT401 .G68 2009ISBN: 9780810859654Publication Date: 2009
Historical Dictionary of German Literature To 1945 by Call Number: PT41 .G73 2011ISBN: 9780810867710Publication Date: 2011
Das Reclam Buch der deutschen Literatur (IN GERMAN) by Call Number: PT41 .M44 2004Publication Date: 2004
The Oxford Companion to German Literature by Call Number: PT41 G37 1997 (Olin Level A, library use only)Publication Date: 1997-07-10
