"Sprachkunst" is an Austrian periodical for literary studies. As an international forum for the publication of articles on literary history and poetics it also includes critical discussions and scholarly reviews; in addition, literary dissertations and Habilitationsschriften at Austrian universities are annually listed in summarised form. The accepted languages for publication are German, English, French or Russian. "Sprachkunst" endeavours to mediate between different literatures and schools of research.