LibGuides: German Studies: Primary Texts

Individual Collected Works Online

Bertolt Brechts Werke
Searchable text of the works of the German poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht, based on the compilation Bertolt Brecht - Ausgewählte Werke in sechs Bänden - Jubiläumsausgabe um 100. Geburtstag, edited by Werner Hecht, Wolfgang Jeske and Jan Knopf.
Goethes Werke
The full text of Goethe's literary and scientific works, as well as diaries, letters, notes and illustrations from the Weimar Edition, and other collections of his work.
Kafkas Werke
Electronic version of the critical edition of Kafka's complete works, Franz Kafka, Kritische Ausgabe, Schriften und Tagebücher.
Nietzsche Online
Complete works and letters of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, as well as scholarly publications, articles from the journal New Nietzsche Studies, and the Nietzsche dictionary.
Nietzsches Werke
Presents the complete contents of the Colli/Montinari edition of Nietzsche's works organized according to the Kritische Studienausgabe.
Schillers Werke
Complete works of the German author Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), including his poetry and plays, the translations, minor prose works, historical and philosophical writings, letters to and from Schiller, and the Conversations.

Lessing Akademie
The gateway to research on Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, including the critical edition of his collected works by Lachmann-Muncker.
Erasmus Online
A database that allows searching and locating more than 5,000 rare editions and early translations of Erasmus's works. Created and maintained by the Erasmus Center for Early Modern Studies in Rotterdam.

CD-ROM text collections

Bertolt Brechts Werke [computer file] : Jubiläumsausgabe auf CD-ROM : ausgewählte Werke in sechs Bänden
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.

PT2603 .R397 1999 Digital Media Commons

Deutsche Einheit: Dokumente zur Deutschlandpolitik (CDROM)

DD290.22 .D47 RESERVE

Deutsche Literatur von Lessing bis Kafka (CDROM)

PT1136 .D38 Digital Media Commons

Deutschen Klassiker, Die (CDROM)

PT1105 .D38 Digital Media Commons

Meisterwerke deutscher Dichter und Denker (CDROM)

PT1105 .M45 Digital Media Commons

Monumenta Germaniae Historica (CDROM)

DD3 .M8 E44 RESERVE

Nuremberg War Crimes Trials Online (CDROM)

JX5436 .N87 RESERVE

Plakate der SBZ/DDR: Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur (CDROM)

NC1827 .G3 B476 Digital Media Commons

Sozialstrategien der Deutschen Arbeitsfront

HD8443 .D43 S69 STACKS

Collections of Primary Sources

ANNO -- Austrian Newspapers Online
Searchable text of hundreds of historical newspaper and magazine titles published in Austria from late 18th through early 20th century.
Digitale Bibliothek Deutscher Klassiker
Works of major German authors spanning eleven centuries, including historical, philosophical, theological, political and art history texts, and other documents providing context and background.
Dissertations and Theses
Citations for doctoral dissertations from 1861 to the present. Some master's theses are also available. The full texts of dissertations and theses added since 1997 (since 1918 for Rice theses) may be downloaded.
German Anti-Semitic Propaganda, 1909-1941
Searchable images of German-language books and pamphlets from the early twentieth century as anti-Semitic propaganda, as well as writings on other groups like the Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesuits, and Freemasons.
Gerritsen Collection - Women's History Online
Includes more that 4,700 books, pamphlets and periodicals reflecting the revolution of a feminist consciousness and the movement for women's rights. Materials span four centuries (1543-1945) and 15 languages.
Hitler. Quellen 1924-45
Speeches, writings, proclamations and other documents pulled from Germany's Institute for Contemporary History's compilations Hitler -- Speeches, Writings, Proclamations (1925-33) and Hitler -- Speeches, Writings, Proclamations (1932-1945). Text is in German.
Past Masters: Full Text Humanities
Digital versions of the writings of many writers and philosophers, including numerous authors from the German realm. Texts are taken from definitive print sources.
See https://pm.nlx.com/xtf/search?browse-collections=true for a full list of available collections.

Europeana
Over 53 million digital items (images, texts, films) pertaining to European history and culture. Funded by the European Commission and the member states.
Exilpresse digital -- deutschsprachige Exilzeitschriften 1933-1945
The German Library Frankfurt am Main digitized this collection of German exile magazines and newspapers from 1933-1945. The Website is in German; periodical articles are predominantly in German but also in English and Spanish.
German History in Documents and Images
German History in Documents and Images (GHDI) is a comprehensive collection of primary source materials documenting Germany's political, social, and cultural history from 1500 to the present. It comprises original German texts, all of which are accompanied by new English translations, and a wide range of visual imagery. The materials are presented in ten sections, which have been compiled by leading scholars.
Monumenta Germaniae historica
A comprehensive collection of primary sources for the study of German history from the end of the Roman Empire to 1500. Contains digital images of the complete text of all published volumes of MGH up to the year 2000. Also in print -- search the catalog under "series".
19th Century German Stories
This Website from Virginia Commonwealth University features 19th-century German stories in German and in English translation. The texts were not taken from academic editions, so one always runs the danger of coming across typos/unconfirmed readings.
Regesta imperii
A rich collection of materials pertaining to the German Middle Ages. Contains primary sources as well as an extensive bibliography of secondary literature.
Zeitschriften der Aufklärung -- Journals of the Enlightenment era
"Retrospektive Digitalisierung wissenschaftlicher Rezensionsorgane und Literaturzeitschriften des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts aus dem deutschen Sprachraum" -- digital versions of German-language journals of the second half of 18th and early 19th centuries.