Germanic Literature & Cinema

Edited by H. Watanabe-O'Kelly.
Cambridge; NY: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Essays on the authors, genres, schools, and social background of German literary history up to 1990. The focus is on Germany, but Austrian and Swiss literature are also examined. Articles end in brief bibliographies. Includes index.

Also available in Print at the Kelly Library

Edited by Kim Vivian.
Columbia, SC: Camden House, 1992.
The articles, which are authored by noted experts in the field, examine the history of German literature from the Middle Ages to the 1800s. Each chapter provides further readings (mainly in English). Extensive bibliography and an author/title/subject index.

Stuttgart: Reclam, 1966. 2 volumes.
A detailed history of German literature from a variety of analytical viewpoints. Includes bibliographies and indexes.

By Jean-Marie Mayeur et al.
Freiburg: Herder, 2007. 3 volumes.
This introductory German work on the Middle Ages attempts to show how mediaeval people lived, and to get closer to understanding what they thought, believed, and hoped. The book includes extensive references.

By H.A. Frenzel.
München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1962.
A chronological survey of German literature providing historical, biographical, and critical information. Entries are arranged by period, and then alphabetically by author.