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Guide to German Studies

Book Reviews

Book reviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

New publications from the German book market selected by a jury of critics.

From Germanistik Im Netz, this posts weekly new publications indexed by the German National Library.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

"A substantial contribution to English encyclopedias of German literature, this authoritative two-volume set features in-depth treatment of the authors, works, topics, and influences of German literary studies. Arranged in A-to-Z format, the articles are both definitive and critical."

DWB, is the largest and most comprehensive dictionary of the German language. 

This project from the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences is a digital dictionary of contemporary German. It is based on the six-volume Wörterbuch der deutschen Gegenwartssprache.

This project from the Trier Center for Digital Humanities provides access to 25 historically significant dictionaries in Germanic languages.

 

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