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Bertolt Brechts Werke UIUC
In co-operation with the German publishers, Suhrkamp Verlag, Chadwyck-Healey are now publishing the first authorized electronic edition of Brecht's works. This edition is based on Bertolt Brecht - Ausgewählte Werke in sechs Bänden - Jubiläumsausgabe zum 100. Geburtstag, edited by Werner Hecht, Wolfgang Jeske and Jan Knopf, which collects Brecht's works and writings in six volumes with brief notes on each text. For help with Brechts Werke, click here.
Die Bibel - Martin Luther Translation UIUC
This searchable version of the Luther translation of the Bible is derived from the edition published by the Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft in 1984 and provided with their kind permission. Users can search for particular words or read entire passages.
Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft UIUC
This bibliography, retrospective to 1985, contains entries for primary and secondary material for German literature and language studies. There are several search options, for instance, by author name, title of work, journal title, publication year, keyword, and locale. Simple and combination searches add greater flexibility to queries.
Internetarchiv Jüdischer Periodika WWW
A searchable digitized collection of over 100 German-language Jewish newspapers and magazines from 1806 to 1938. View and zoom in on digital images of the original publications.
Die Deutsche Lyrik in Reclams Universal-Bibliothek UIUC
The electronic version of Die Deutsche Lyrik in Reclams Universal-Bibliothek covers almost 500 years of German lyric poetry and includes the work of over 500 authors from the 15th to the 20th century. It is published with the co-operation and support of Philipp Reclam jun., Stuttgart and covers all volumes of German poetry published within Reclams Universalbibliothek since 1945. It also contains the complete text of each poem and, in addition, contains material such as dedications and authorial notes which are an essential part of the original volumes. Publisher's prefaces and epilogues, introductions, editorial notes, biographies, glossaries and indices are not usually included.
Germanistik im Internet WWW
Provides articles and information regarding what resources are available to Germanists on the internet.
Germanistik.net WWW
Provides articles and information about resources available to Germanists on the internet.
Goethe Werke UIUC
The definitive Weimar edition of the complete works of Goethe (published 1887-1919), supplemented by correspondence and conversations not available in the printed publication.
Kafkas Werke UIUC
Luthers Werke UIUC
Luthers Werke on the World Wide Web reproduces the Weimar Edition in electronic form. The Weimar Edition, which is regarded as a monumental work in the field of theology and the German language, was first published in 1883 and includes 127 volumes. For help with Luthers Werke, click here.
Middle High German Conceptual Database WWW
MHGCD is the result of a close co-operation between the long-standing projects Names in Medieval German Literary Texts (University of Kiel: Dr. Horst P. Pütz) and The Conceptual Dictionary of Medieval German Literature (Bowling Green State University: Prof. Dr. Klaus M. Schmidt); both projects operate jointly since 1992.
Mittelhochdeutsche Wörterbücher UIUC
Available through the Library's Citrix Server.
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Retrospektive Digitalisierung wissenschalicher Rezensionsorgane und Literaturzeitschriften des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts aus dem deutschen Sprachraum WWW
This database is produced by the University of Bielefeld Library and contains full text versions of 43 journals from the Enlightenment period. Search interface is simple and output is in Fraktur.
WESS Electronic Text Collections in Western European Literature WWW
From the Association of College and Research Libraries (a division of the American Library Association), this site is divided into eighteen headings, from Catalan to Swedish, and provides links to sites offering full texts.
Xipolis UIUC
A suite of German databases for the study of language, literature, music, theater and science. The following resources are under Xipolis in the Online Research Resources (ORR):
Der Brockhaus in Fünfzehn Banden: The most up-to-date edition of Germany's equivalent of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Duden - Das große Fremdwörterbuch: Dictionary of foreign words and phrases currently used in standard German.
Duden - Wörterbuch der Szenesprachen: Dictionary of slang words and pop culture terms.
Meilensteine der Menschheit: An encyclopedia of topics from history, art, religion and philosophy, natural science and technology, and how these ideas have shaped the 20th century.
