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German: Literary
Research

Recommended Web and print resources for language learning and literature research in German.

Reference Works

Encyclopedia of German Literature
Oxford Companion to German Literature
Main Ref PT41 .G3 1997
Women writers in German-speaking countries : a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook
Main Ref Z2233.5.W6 W65 1998
Langenscheidts new college German dictionary
Main Ref PF3640 .L24 1995
The Oxford Duden German dictionary
Main Libr PF3640 .O94 1990
A Dictionary of Symbols
Main Ref GR931 .C4413 1994

Texts on the Web

Zeno.org
The largest collection of German texts on the Web. Literature, philosophy, history, 19th century encyclopedias.

This searches some of the larger collections of German texts on the Web:

Projekt Gutenberg
Quality of texts is very variable - some are abridged - but a very large collection and useful for for finding things.
ALO-Austrian Literature Online
Austrian literature, including journals, usually in reliable editions.
Sophie
"A digital library of works by German-speaking women."
Ariadne - Dukumente Online
Literature by women and documents on women's history.