Sämtliche Werke. Historisch-Kritische Ausgabe / Sämtliche Werke. Historisch-Kritische Ausgabe, Band

The study books (16.1) provide insight into the period from 1836 to 1841. They vividly document Keller's initial indecision between artistic and literary activities. Pencil sketches, reflections on nature and art, and diary-like entries alternate with lyrical, narrative, and dramatic texts. In addition to excerpts from contemporary publications, there are early independent literary attempts and contributions for the Swiss Society in Munich. The focus of the notebooks (16.2) lies between 1845 and 1852 and in the 1870s. They primarily contain initial notes, lists of motifs, outlines, and fragmentary drafts of completed and uncompleted works (especially poems and "Der Grüne Heinrich") and often gather in close proximity what later develops widely apart. With reproductions of manuscripts and diplomatic transcriptions.