This handbook offers for the first time a comprehensive overview of the life and work of Stefan George and his circle. It methodically illuminates the ties between the individuals who formed the George Circle, as well as their outside influence. The contributors to this volume have critically examined the constantly growing body of scholarship on Stefan George and have verified key bio-bibliographical information.

A. Aurnhammer, U. Freiburg; W. Braungart u. K. Kauffmann, U. Bielefeld; St. Breuer, U. Hamburg; U. Oelmann, George Archiv, Stuttgart.