Background information in German literature Reference Resources

DICTIONARIES  |   ENCYCLOPEDIAS   |   LITERARY GUIDES   |  BIBLIOGRAPHY

Unless otherwise indicated, all call numbers are for General Reference on M-Level of the MSE Library.
 
Dictionaries (a selection)

Dictionaries are available for use in the library (General Reference) and to
check out (stacks on D Level). You can locate dictionaries in the online catalog by doing an Alphabetical search on Subjects. Type "german language--dictionaries--english" as your search. Or just "german language--dictionaries" for strictly German dictionaries. 

Guide to German dictionaries and the German language

• Grimm deutsches Wörterbuch PF 3625.G72 1854
  
• Duden: das grosse Wörterbuch des deutschen Sprache PF 3625 .G75
  
• Deutsches Worterbuch. Hermann Paul. D Level PM 625 .P3 1992
  
• your dictionary.com: German online dictionaries.

Encyclopedias:

• Brockhaus Enzklopaedie. AE27.B88 1966
  
• Meyers Konversationslexikon. All 16 volumes of the 1888 edition are online, with page images. Search feature is being developed.
  
• Zedler Universal Lexikon. AE27.G7 1732
  
• Grosses Duden Lexikon. AG27.G7 1964
  
• Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie CT 759 .D481 1995
  
• Europaische Enzyklopaedie zu Philosophie und Wissenschaften. AE27.
   E85 1990
  
• Catholic Encyclopedia: loads of information on history and Christian
  theology.
  

Literary Guides:

• The Oxford companion to German literature PT 41 .G3 1997
  
• Walther Killy Literatur Lexikon PT 41 .L5 1988
  
• Quellenlexikon zür deutschen Literaturgeschichte (bibliography of
  German literature) PT 85 .Z99
  
• The Cambridge history of German literature PT 91 .C36 1997
  
• Kritisches Lexikon zur deutschgesprachingen Gegenswartliteratur (KLG) [2] : an important bibliography of contemporary German literature, with a document delivery system for hard-to-find articles. The print volumes, which include critical information, are in General Reference on M Level, PT 155.K75 1978.
  
• A Companion to 20th century German literature PT 401 .C65 1997
  
• An encyclopedia of German women writers 1900-1933 PT 1141 .E495
  
• Dictionary of literary biography - German writers. PT 193- PT 3814
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• Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism   (All US JHU)

   
  

Bibliography: find books in print, articles on German literature, books on German publishing, bibliographies

• Verzeichnis Lieferbarer Bücher (books in print) Z 2221. V4
  
• GV: Gesamtverzeichnis des deutschsprachigen Schrifttums
  1911-1965 essential tool for locating older books. Z 2221 .G48
  GV: 1700-1910 on D level in the Stacks Z 2221 .G46
  
• British Museum general catalogue of printed books Z 921 .B86 1959
  
• International books in print Z 2005 .I58 1996
  
• Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach-und Literaturwissenschaft. Essential index to articles on German literature: includes more German-language material than the MLA.
  Gen Ref  Z 2171 .B56 1975-present
  D level Stacks 1945-1974
  
• Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung aus den Quellen.
  ("Goedeke") A Bible for German literary research; includes listing by
  author name with primary and secondary sources (including articles). D level PM 4042 .G57 1975. Index PT 85 .G7 Blue Labels