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A complete collection of all published works by a particular author, composer, or artist, often in a uniform book series or edition.
Der Verlag plant eine neue Gesamtausgabe der Briefe von Thomas Mann.
The publishing house is planning a new complete edition of Thomas Mann's letters.
The word is a combination of 'gesamt' (complete/whole) and 'Ausgabe' (edition/publication). A 'Gesamtausgabe' is literally a 'complete edition'.
Er besitzt die Gesamtausgabe aller Harry-Potter-Bücher.
He owns the complete edition of all the Harry Potter books.
To say whose works have been collected, you usually use the genitive or the preposition 'von' (by/of). Both forms are common.
Die Gesamtausgabe der Werke Goethes ist sehr umfangreich.
The complete edition of Goethe's works is very extensive.
In the context of literature and art, 'Gesamtausgabe' (complete edition) is often combined with the nouns 'Werke' (works), 'Briefe' (letters), 'Schriften' (writings), or 'Sinfonien' (symphonies). Typical verbs are 'herausgeben' (to edit/publish), 'veröffentlichen' (to publish), or 'sammeln' (to collect).
Der Komponist hat die Veröffentlichung seiner Gesamtausgabe noch selbst miterlebt.
The composer lived to see the publication of his complete edition.
expense / issue / output
'die Ausgabe' and 'die Gesamtausgabe' look similar, and both can have to do with books or other works. But 'Ausgabe' is general: it can be a single version or edition of a book, newspaper, or magazine. 'Gesamtausgabe' means a complete edition containing all the works of a person or artist. They are easy to confuse because 'Gesamtausgabe' contains the word 'Ausgabe'. The important point is: an 'Ausgabe' can be a single work, while a 'Gesamtausgabe' is a whole collection.
In der Bibliothek steht eine Gesamtausgabe der Werke von Goethe.
There is a complete edition of Goethe's works in the library.
Für den Kurs brauchen wir die neue Ausgabe des Lehrbuchs.
For the course, we need the new edition of the textbook.