This volume presents Wieland’s work at the journal Der Teutsche Merkur. He wrote tirelessly for the magazine, ensuring it remained a quality publication. His contributions included Fragmente von Beyträgen zum Gebrauch derer, die sie brauchen können oder wollen (1778) and the incisive essay Zergliederung des Buchs, genannt: Leben, Bemerkungen und Meynungen Johann Bunkels (1778). His work as a journalist also influenced his poetry – for example, in the didactic poems Schach Lolo (1778), Der Vogelsang (1778), and Pervonte (1778-79).