Kleine Schriften
Encyclopedia
is a German
phrase ("short writings" or "minor works"; ) often used as a title for a collection of articles
and essay
s written by a single scholar
over the course of a career. "Collected Papers" is an English equivalent. These shorter works were usually published previously in various periodicals
or in collections of papers (such as a ) written by multiple scholars. A scholar's Kleine Schriften may be contained in a single volume, or several volumes
published at once or (more commonly) in series
within a period of a few years. Multi-volume collections may contain a scholar's minor or lesser-known book-length works as well.
The title is usually reserved for the collected works of a scholar who wrote primarily in German or whose first language was German. The collection of a scholar who worked or taught internationally will often contain essays in more than one language; the multi-volume of Walter Burkert
, for instance, includes work in German, English
, and French
. In the case of expatriate
s, articles in the host language may outnumber those in German. This is particularly true of German philologists
who emigrated
in the 1930s, many of whom published much of their research in English or French; Friedrich Solmsen
's three-volume Kleine Schriften, in which English articles outnumber German, is an example.
may also appear as an explanatory subtitle; for example, , a collection of papers on the extinct Gothic language
by Ernst A. Ebbinghaus.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
phrase ("short writings" or "minor works"; ) often used as a title for a collection of articles
Article (publishing)
An article is a written work published in a print or electronic medium. It may be for the purpose of propagating the news, research results, academic analysis or debate.-News articles:...
and essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
s written by a single scholar
Scholarly method
Scholarly method or scholarship is the body of principles and practices used by scholars to make their claims about the world as valid and trustworthy as possible, and to make them known to the scholarly public.-Methods:...
over the course of a career. "Collected Papers" is an English equivalent. These shorter works were usually published previously in various periodicals
Periodical publication
Periodical literature is a published work that appears in a new edition on a regular schedule. The most familiar examples are the newspaper, often published daily, or weekly; or the magazine, typically published weekly, monthly or as a quarterly...
or in collections of papers (such as a ) written by multiple scholars. A scholar's Kleine Schriften may be contained in a single volume, or several volumes
Volume (publishing)
A volume is a single book that is part of a collection; also a bibliographic identifier for a sequence of periodicals....
published at once or (more commonly) in series
Book series
A book series is a sequence of books having certain characteristics in common that are formally identified together as a group. Book series can be organized in different ways, such as written by the same author, or marketed as a group by their publisher....
within a period of a few years. Multi-volume collections may contain a scholar's minor or lesser-known book-length works as well.
The title is usually reserved for the collected works of a scholar who wrote primarily in German or whose first language was German. The collection of a scholar who worked or taught internationally will often contain essays in more than one language; the multi-volume of Walter Burkert
Walter Burkert
Walter Burkert is a German scholar of Greek mythology and cult.An emeritus professor of classics at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, he also has taught in the United Kingdom and the United States...
, for instance, includes work in German, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
. In the case of expatriate
Expatriate
An expatriate is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person's upbringing...
s, articles in the host language may outnumber those in German. This is particularly true of German philologists
Philology
Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
who emigrated
Emigration
Emigration is the act of leaving one's country or region to settle in another. It is the same as immigration but from the perspective of the country of origin. Human movement before the establishment of political boundaries or within one state is termed migration. There are many reasons why people...
in the 1930s, many of whom published much of their research in English or French; Friedrich Solmsen
Friedrich Solmsen
Friedrich W. Solmsen was a philologist and professor of classical studies. His edition of Hesiod is considered definitive. He published nearly 150 books, monographs, scholarly articles, and reviews from the 1930s through the 1980s. Solmsen's work is characterized by a prevailing interest in the...
's three-volume Kleine Schriften, in which English articles outnumber German, is an example.
may also appear as an explanatory subtitle; for example, , a collection of papers on the extinct Gothic language
Gothic language
Gothic is an extinct Germanic language that was spoken by the Goths. It is known primarily from the Codex Argenteus, a 6th-century copy of a 4th-century Bible translation, and is the only East Germanic language with a sizable Text corpus...
by Ernst A. Ebbinghaus.