PT236.S55 1997 (Main Ref)
Sagarra, Eda and Peter Skrine. A Companion to German literature: from 1500 to the present. 1997.

Arranged chronologically and according to genre and written in narrative form, each of the nine chapters explores a particular era of German literature, beginning with 1500. Introductory material in each chapter examines the cultural and religious milieu of the age. A Biographical Index contains paragraph-length biographical and bibliographic notes on authors, most mentioned in the text. A General Index of subjects and authors completes the volume.

PT103.F72 1971 (Main Ref)
Frenzel, Herbert A. Daten deutscher Dichtung. Chronolog. Abriss der deutschen Literaturgeschichte von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. Neu- bearb. Ausg. 1971.

PT183.B6 1976 (Main Ref)
Bostock, John Knight. A Handbook on Old High German literature. 2nd ed. 1976.

PT615.H3 (Main Ref)
Handbuch des deutschen Dramas. 1980.

Chapters by specialists on various aspects of the German drama from medieval times to the present. Contains a table of contents, section of notes, and author/title and subject indexes.

PT41.G3 1997 (Main Ref)
Garland, Henry Burnand. Oxford companion to German literature. 1997.

A single volume work with entries on authors, noted works and places important in German literature since 800 A.D. Author citations consist of short biographies and brief lists of their most important works. An attempt is made to relate each literary figure to the history of the particular period.

PT41.R2 1955 (Main Ref)
Reallexikon der deutschen Literaturgeschichte. Begr. von Paul Merker und Wolfgang Stammler. 2. Aufl. 1955-1984. (5 vols.)

Citations, written by prominent German scholars, contain descriptions of literary genres and periods and forms and motifs in German literature.

PT41.R42 1997 (Main Ref)
Reallexikon der deutschen Literaturwissenschaft: Neubearbeitung des Reallexikons der deutschen Literaturgeschichte. 1997- . (Vol. 1, A-G)

This new edition seeks to clarify and make precise the terms used in literary discourse, by giving derivation of particular words, development of concepts, discussion of a concept as it relates to German-language areas of knowledge, and finally, details research on the topic.

PT41.W5 1979 (3rd Floor)
Wilpert, Gero von. Sachwörterbuch der Literatur. 6. verb. u. erw. Aufl. 1979.

A dictionary of literary terms.