The editing of texts is a central function of philology. Besides complex editions, nowadays there is a call for user-oriented critical historical editions of individual works from more recent German literary history, including editions of correspondence, diaries or other text-types. The criterion for inclusion in the Exempla critica is the exemplary nature of the text in terms of its tradition, genesis, materiality, mediality or edition history.
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The editing of texts is a central function of philology. Besides complex editions, nowadays there is a call for user-oriented critical historical editions of individual works from more recent German literary history, including editions of correspondence, diaries or other text-types. The criterion for inclusion in the Exempla critica is the exemplary nature of the text in terms of its tradition, genesis, materiality, mediality or edition history.
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