Volker Meid – författare

Since the appearance of its first edition in Germany in 1979, A History of German Literature has established itself as a classic work used by students and anyone interested in German literature. The volume chronologically traces the development of German literature from the Middle Ages to the present day. Throughout this chronology, literary developments are set in a social and political context. This includes a final chapter, written for this latest edition, on the consequences of the reunification of Germany in 1990. Thoroughly interdiscipinary in method, the work also reflects recent developments in literary criticism and history. Highly readable and stimulating, A History of German Literature succeeds in making the literature of the past as immediate and engaging as the works of the present. It is both a scholary study and an invaluable reference work for students.

Since the appearance of its first edition in Germany in 1979, A History of German Literature has established itself as a classic work used by students and anyone interested in German literature. The volume chronologically traces the development of German literature from the Middle Ages to the present day. Throughout this chronology, literary developments are set in a social and political context. This includes a final chapter, written for this latest edition, on the consequences of the reunification of Germany in 1990. Thoroughly interdiscipinary in method, the work also reflects recent developments in literary criticism and history. Highly readable and stimulating, A History of German Literature succeeds in making the literature of the past as immediate and engaging as the works of the present. It is both a scholary study and an invaluable reference work for students.

Die Reihe „Ausgaben Deutscher Literatur des XV. bis XVIII. Jahrhunderts" startete 1967 mit dem Ziel, zur besseren Textkenntnis der vernachlässigten mittleren deutschen und neulateinischen Literatur beizutragen.

In der Reihe erscheinen kritische Gesamtausgaben - in einzelnen Fällen auch Auswahlausgaben – der Werke bedeutender Autoren. Die Ausgaben werden in Textbände und Realienbände aufgeteilt.

Sie enthalten neben dem Textcorpus, einem kritischen Apparat und einem ausführlichen wissenschaftlichen Apparat auch – soweit vorhanden – Briefwechsel, Tagebücher, Gespräche, Zeugnisse der Zeitgenossen zu Person und Werk des Autors, Bildnisse usw.

Daneben gibt es Dokumentationsreihen, in denen einzelne historisch interessante Texte zu einem repräsentativen Überblick über ihre Gattung zusammengestellt sind (Beispiele hierfür sind die Reihen ‚Drama‘ und ‚Roman‘).