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The Goethe Yearbook, first published in 1982, is the flagship publication of the Goethe Society and is dedicated to North American Goethe scholarship. To view the contents of past volumes select from the pull-down menu to the left (or click here).

To view selected books of interest by Canadian and US members of the Society 1970-2005 (itself a work in progress), click here.

The Yearbook aims above all to encourage and publish original English-language contributions to the understanding of Goethe and other authors of the Goethezeit, while also welcoming contributions from scholars around the world. The book review section seeks likewise to evaluate a wide selection of recent publications on the period, and should be of interest to all scholars of 18th-century literature.

Originally conceived as a vehicle for Goethe criticism in English during the Cold War political tensions, when the most prestigious Goethe publication, the Goethe Jahrbuch, was not available to most Western scholars, the Yearbook subsequently gained the respect of the international community under the editorship of Thomas P. Saine. Under his successor, Simon Richter, the Yearbook went to an annual publication schedule. Since 2007, it has been edited by Daniel Purdy. Catriona MacLeod is serving as the book review editor. To view a list of the current members of the Editorial Advisory Board click here.
  

The Yearbook invites submissions in English or German on Goethe, his works, his contemporaries, or the period 1770-1832 in general. All manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the Yearbook's style sheet. Manuscript submissions should be no longer than thirty pages. Inquiries or manuscripts should be directed to Daniel Purdy (dlp14@psu.edu) at the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures, 311 Burrowes Building, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802. Books for review should be sent to the Book Review Editor, Catriona MacLeod (cmacleod@sas.upenn.edu) at the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, 745 Williams Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305.

March 11, 2008

Members in good standing should have received Volume 15 of the Goethe Yearbook earlier this year. The Yearbook continues to accept manuscript submissions for the next issue, Volume 16. We welcome articles on a wide range of topics relevant to a scholarly understanding of the Goethezeit. Please send article submissions to the editor, Daniel Purdy, and all book review requests to Catriona MacLeod. The current issue of the Goethe Yearbook (Volume 15) is now available online through Project Muse, provided your library subscribes to it.

For all article submissions, please refer to the style sheet.

Daniel Purdy
Pennsylvania State University