German literature comprises those literary texts originating within Germany proper and written in the German language. The term may also denote any literature composed primarily in the German language, though in other countries; for example Austria, Switzerland, the former Czechoslovakia, etc. Open Directory Project: Literature World Literature Electronic Text Archives Magazines and E-zines Online Writing Writers Resources Libraries, Digital Cataloguing, Metadata Distance Learning Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Classicism in Literature The Universal Library, by Carnegie Mellon University Project Gutenberg Online Library Abacci - Project Gutenberg texts matched with Amazon... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ...

Some of the major movements or time periods of German literature include:

• Medieval German Literature
• Baroque
• Enlightenment
• Sturm und Drang
• Classicism
• Romanticism
• Young Germany
• Naturalism
• Fin de siècle
• Expressionism
• Dada

For well-known authors who wrote or write literature in the German language see list of German-language authors and list of German language poets. German literature begins in the Carolingian period, first in Latin and then in Old High German. ... The Baroque period was one of the most fertile times in German literature. ... ... Sturm und Drang (literally: storm and stress) was a Germany literary movement that developed during the latter half of the 18th century. ... Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for classical antiquity as setting standards for taste which the classicist seeks to emulate. ... Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement in the history of ideas that originated in late 18th century Western Europe. ... Young Germany (Junges Deutschland) was a loose group of German writers which existed from about 1830 to 1850. ... Naturalism refers to a number of different topics: Philosophical naturalism: the view that nothing exists but the world — that there are no supernatural entities. ... Fin de siècle is French for End of the Century. The term turn-of-the-century is sometimes used as a synonym, but is more neutral (lacking some or most of the connotations described below), and can include the first years of a new century. ... On White II by Wassily Kandinsky, 1923. ... Cover of the first edition of the publication, Dada. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... Open Directory Project: Literature World Literature Electronic Text Archives Magazines and E-zines Online Writing Writers Resources Libraries, Digital Cataloguing, Metadata Distance Learning Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Classicism in Literature The Universal Library, by Carnegie Mellon University Project Gutenberg Online Library Abacci - Project Gutenberg texts matched with Amazon... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ... This is a list of German-language authors, organized by country. ... Poets whose primary work was in the German language: See also: poetry, German literature, List of German-language authors Contents: Top - 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A...