Gesamtwerk
Gesamtwerk is a German term meaning total work or complete body of work. It is used to refer to the entire set of works produced by a particular artist, writer, composer, or architect, and implies viewing the oeuvre as a coherent unit rather than as isolated pieces.
The term is employed across disciplines such as literature, music, visual arts, and philosophy to discuss how
In scholarly practice, the Gesamtwerk is distinguished from the formal publication project known as the Gesamtausgabe
The term is common in criticism and reference works. It appears in titles of studies or catalogues
Etymology: from gesamt- meaning "total" and werk meaning "work." In English, the closest equivalents are terms