German Language and Literature
- Sheridan Libraries
- Guides
- German Language and Literature
- Basic Literary Research
Resources, both online and elsewhere, for the German language and literature.
Getting Started
Your best place to start is JHU's German Language + Literature Databases. Particularly useful for general literary research in German are:
Google Scholar
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Literary Guides
- Encyclopedia of the Novelavailable via ProQuest Literature Online
- New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poeticsavailable via ProQuest Literature Online
E-Books
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E-Texts These are good collections to cross search. |
Books on D-level
The main German Language and Literature collections are found on D-level at MSEL under the following call numbers:
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PM (Compact shelving): Books on German language and literature, cataloged before 7/96.
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PF 1-5999 (Blue Label Section): Books on German language cataloged after 7/96.
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PT 1-4897 (Blue Label Section): Books on German literature cataloged after 7/96.