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German Studies

Research in German Studies

This is a brief overview of useful subject-specific research sources available through the Wesleyan University Library and on the Internet. It is intended to provide a starting point for research in German studies. For additional help in your research, you can schedule a personal research session and meet in-person with a librarian.

 

Best Bets for German Studies

Introductions and Overviews

  • The Cambridge History of German Literature (1997)

    Olin Stacks PT91 .C36 1997.  With signed essays on periods of German literature, this work includes a 75-page bibliographic section with selected titles organized by the time periods covered in the essays.

  • A Companion to German Literature: From 1500 to the Present (1997)

    Olin Stacks PT236 .S55 1997.  Nine narrative chapters, organized by genre, provide a history of German literature within the wider context of German culture.