Dokumente Zur Geschichte Der Neugermanistischen Edition

The volume indicates cardinal theoretical and practical concerns conducive to an awareness of the specific factors involved in producing scholarly editions of literary works in modern German. It contains (either in full or as extracts) editors' prefaces, articles, and monographs dating from the period between the 18th century and 1970. As such it provides a documentary overview of the history of scholarly editions of works in modern German. An Introduction indicates the way in which these documents coalesce to provide a representative outline of the historical development in this field.