‖ Quellenforschung
(ˈkvɛlənˌfɔrʃʊŋ)
[Ger., f. quelle source + forschung research.]
The study of the sources of, or influences upon, a literary work.
| 1958 C. S. Lewis in Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Nov. 689/3, I wonder how much Quellenforschung in our studies of older literature seems solid only because those who knew the facts are dead and cannot contradict it? 1966 J. Wain in Punch 27 Apr. 616/2, I hadn't read the book when I wrote Hurry On Down, but I had read Orwell's literary and social criticism... Conclusion of Quellenforschung. 1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 29 Aug. 974/4 Inter⁓textuality would appear to be so universally applicable to medieval literature as to imply, at best a statement of the obvious, at worst Quellenforschung in sheep's clothing. |