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19th Century German Literature Resources

A selected list of resources for 19th century German literature to support GER 526 Seminar in the Literature of the Nineteenth Century: Violence and Community. Additional resources can be found by searching the library catalog and consulting the German literature subject pages.

* indicates a major resource for German literature (all periods).

Please contact Brian Vetruba (935-4824) for research assistance or any questions on library resources.

Online databases

MLA Bibliography (1926 - )
Literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore from over 4,000 journals and series published worldwide. Updated ten times per year. Washington University students, faculty and staff may forward article requests directly from this database to Interlibrary Loan. More info

Academic Search Premier
Full-text. Journal index. Scholarly, multi-disciplinary database containing full text for more than 4,650 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for all 8,183 journals in the collection. More info

Arts & Humanities Citation Index, via Web of Science (1988- )
A multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. Indexes 1,100 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals. Updated weekly.
Print version for 1976-1985 in Olin Level 1 Reference: AI3 A63

Arts & Humanities Citation Index (OCLC) (1980- )
Same database as above, via FirstSearch. Please use this version ONLY if you require data from 1980-1987. Updated weekly.

BDSL Online (Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft
The major bibliography for German language and literature. Commonly referred to as Eppelsheimer-Köttelwesch. Coverage is from 1985-present. Print version in Olin, Level B: Z2231 B4.

The Gerritsen Collection-Women's History Online, 1543-1945
Full-text. Focusing on Women's History and feminist movements, provides access to more than 4,700 publications from continental Europe, the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, and New Zealand, dating from 1543-1945. The broad scope of Gerritsen Online allows scholars to trace the evolution of feminism within a single country, as well as the impact on others. Includes periodicals and monographs in 15 languages. More info

IBR Online
Officially titled: Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen or International Bibliography of Book Reviews, contains over 990,000 entries for book reviews from the years 1985 onwards. International and interdisciplinary in scope, the reviews have been published primarily in Humanities and Social Science journals. Interface in English or German.

Index Deutschsprachiger Zeitschriften 1750 - 1815 (Index of German Journals 1750-1815)
The Index of German Journals contains 100,000 records of articles published 1750 - 1815. These articles are indexed with German subject headings.

Projekt Historischer Roman
Database for bibliographical information on German historical novels published between 1770-1945. Also includes biographical information and general infomation about historical novels.

19th Century Masterfile
Citation database of a number of indexes for American and British periodicals. Contains citations for reviews of German literature and articles about authors.

Other online resources

19th Century German Stories: web editions for language learning & literary study
Collection of 19th century and some 18th century German stories, images, and teaching materials.

Allgemeine deutsche Biographie (published 1875-1919)
Biographical dictionary of prominent Germans from the earliest period to the end of the 19th century. LOCATION OF PRINT: Olin Reference (Level 1): CT1053 A5.

Projekt Gutenberg-DE
A comprehsive collection of German literature on the Internet. Includes full text of poetry, fairy tales, fables, sagas, novels, short stories, novellas as well as biographical information on authors.

Sophie: A Digital Library of Works by German-Speaking Women
A growing digital library of fiction, drama, music and articles written by German-speaking women between 1740 and 1923. Also includes journal: Sophie Journal.

Xlibris : die Deutschen Klassiker
Coverage from Grimmelshausen to Kafka, includes biographies, bibliographies, articles on literary movements, and literature excerpts.

Print bibliographies, biographical dictionaries.

Cowen, Roy C. Neunzehntes Jahrhundert [1830-1880].Handbuch der deutschen Literaturgeschichte 9. Bern : Francke Verlag, 1970.
LOCATION: Olin (Level B): Z 2233 C68
Bibliography organized by period and author.

Estermann, Alfred Adolph. Die deutschen Literatur-Zeitschriften, 1815-1850 : Bibliographien, Programme, Autoren.Müunchen: K.G. Saur, 1991.

--------. Die deutschen Literatur-Zeitschriften, 1850-1880 : Bibliographien, Programme. Müunchen: K.G. Saur, 1988-1989.
LOCATIONS: Olin (Level A): PT1136 A2 E8 1991 ; PT1136.A2 E82
Bibliographies and indexes of 19th century German literary periodicals.

*Goedekes Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung Three related works:

• Karl Goedeke. Grundrisz zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung aud den Quellen. Dresden : L. Ehlermann, 1884-1953?
  LIBRARY HAS: Vols.1-14,17-18. LOCATION: Olin (Level A): PT85 .G7
  One of the most comprehensive bio-bibliographies for German literature from the Middle Ages to 1830 (French Revolution). Vols. 15-17 cover from the Peace of 1815 to 1830. Vol. 18 is the index.
  
• Goedekes Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung. Neue Folge (Fortführung von 1830 bis 1880. Berlin : Akademie-Verlag, 1955-
  LIBRARY HAS: Vol.1. LOCATION: Olin (Level A): PT85 .G72
  Issued in three volumes, the continuation of Goedeke's work. Vol.1 has general bibliography on nineteenth century (1830-1880) and covers literary figures Aar-Ayb
  
• Jacob, Herbert, ed. Deutsches Schriftsteller-Lexikon, 1830-1880. Goedekes Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung, Fortführung. Berlin : Akademie Verlag, 1995-
  LIBRARY HAS: Vols.1-4. LOCATION: Olin (Level A): PT85 .J33
  Bio-bibliography.

Goff, Penrith. Wilhelminisches Zeitlater. Bern : Francke, 1970.
LOCATION: Olin (Level B): Z2233
Bibliography for late 19th and early 20th century.

Hardin, James, ed. German fiction writers, 1885-1913. Dictionary of literary biography 66. Detroit : Gale Research, 1988.
LOCATION: Olin (Level A): PS129 D5 66 (Library use only)
Biographical dictionary, some bibliographical references.

Hardin, James and Siegfried Mews, eds. Nineteenth-century German writers to 1840. Dictionary of literary biography 133. Detroit : Gale Research, 1993.
LOCATION: Olin (Level A): PS129 D5 133 (Library use only)
Biographical dictionary, some bibliographical references.

*Internationale Bibliographie der geistes- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur. Osnabrück : F. Dietrich, 2000-
LIBRARY HAS: v.35,2 (1999)-v.40 (2004). LOCATION: Latest 5 years in Olin Reference, back issues on level B: AI9 .I6
Also known as "IBZ" or "the Dietrich". An international and interdisciplinary bibliography of academic periodical literature mainly from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts.

Former title: Internationale Bibliographie der Zeitschriftenliteratur aus allen Gebieten des Wissens.
LIBRARY HAS: v.19:pars 2 (1983)-v.35,1(2003). LOCATION: Olin (Level B): AI9 .I6.

Mews, Siegfried and James Hardin, eds. Nineteenth-century German writers, 1841-1900. Dictionary of literary biography 129. Detroit : Gale Research, 1993.
LOCATION: Olin (Level A): PS129 D5 129 (Library use only)
Biographical dictionary, some bibliographical references.

The Year's work in modern language studies. London : Modern Humanities Research Association, 1929/30-
LIBRARY HAS: v.1-40 (1929/1930-1978), v.42 (1980)-v.64 (2002). LOCATION: Olin (Level 1): PB1 Y45
Yearbook of what's published on European languages and literatures. For 19th century German literature, there are two sections: Literature 1830-1880 and Literature 1880-1945.

Other Print Resources (General criticism)

Boeschenstein, Hermann. German Literature of the Nineteenth Century. Literary History of Germany 7. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1969.
LOCATION: Olin (Level A):PT59 .F5 1975

Diethe, Carol. Towards emancipation : German women writers of the nineteenth century.New York : Berghahn Books, 1998.
LOCATION: Olin (Level A):PT345.D54 1998

Field, George Wallis. The nineteenth century, 1830-1890. London: E. Benn, 1975.
LOCATION: Olin (Level A):PT341.B6 1969

Koelb, Clayton. and Eric Downing, eds. German Literature of the Nineteenth Century, 1832-1899. Camden House history of German literature, 9. Rochester: Camden House, 2005
Includes a thorough chapter on finding resources for 19th century German literature
LOCATION: Olin (Level A):PT341.G42 2005. 1 copy also available from MOBIUS.

Martini, Fritz. Deutsche Literatur im bürgerlichen Realismus, 1848-1898. 4. Aufl. Stuttgart : Metzler, 1981.
LOCATION: Olin (Level A): PT391.M3 1981 (Also have 1962 ed.)

Paulin, Roger. The brief compass : the nineteenth-century German Novelle. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1985.
LOCATION: Olin (Level A): PT763.P38 1985

Sagarra, Eda. Tradition and revolution; German literature and society, 1830-1890. New York : Basic Books, 1971.
LOCATION: Olin (Level A): PT391.S2 1971

Sprengel, Peter. Geschichte der deutschsprachigen Literatur, 1870-1900 : von der Reichsgründung bis zur Jahrhundertwende. 4. Aufl. Stuttgart : Metzler, 1981.
LOCATION: Olin (Level A): PT85 .G474 1998

Useful Subject Headings/Keywords

These may be used for searching by subject within the library catalog, or also for generating ideas for keywords. If you're searching by subject, you will need the precise syntax of the subject heading. Below is a list of examples you can copy and paste into a subject search. This list isn't exhaustive.

For headings for Austrian or Swiss literature, substitute appropriate words (e.g. Authors, Swiss--19th century--Biography ; Swiss fiction (German)--19th century--History and criticism ; Dramatists, Austrian--19th century--Congresses).

Individual authors or works (follow pattern)
Fontane, Theodor, 1819-1898--Criticism and interpretation [general criticism]
Fontane, Theodor, 1819-1898. Schach von Wuthenow [criticism about this work]
Fontane, Theodor, 1819-1898--Criticism and interpretation--Congresses
Fontane, Theodor, 1819-1898--Bibliography
Fontane, Theodor, 1819-1898 [biographical information about author]

Biographies
Authors, German--Biography--Dictionaries
Authors, German--19th century--Biography
Novelists, German--19th century--Biography
Dramatists, German--19th century--Biography
Poets, German--19th century--Biography

• For biography on an individual do keyword search of individual and "biography".

Collections and general criticism, bibliographies
German literature--19th century [collections]
German literature--19th century--History and criticism
German literature--19th century--Bibliography
German literature--19th century--Bio-bibliography
German fiction--19th century [collections]
German poetry--19th century [collections]
German drama--19th century [collections]
Biedermeier
Romanticism
Young Germany
Realism in literature
Naturalism in literature

Other
Germany--History--1789-1900
Germany--History--1815-1866
Germany--History--1848-1870
Germany--Social conditions--1871-1918
Germany--Social conditions--19th century
Germany--Intellectual life--19th century