Publishing house for literature and art, established by literary editor and art patron Hans von Weber in 1906. Focused initially on authors of the fin de siècle and on Jugendstil book illustrations. Issued short-lived eponymous literary periodical from 1908 to 1910, edited by the critic Franz Blei and emerging Expressionist author Carl Sternheim. After 1909, emphasized bibliophile editions, including the so-called Hundertdrucke (Hundred books) series of classic literary works issued in limited editions of one hundred, catering to the Wilhelmine bourgeoisie. Sold in 1913 to publisher Ernst Rowohlt, then in 1917 acquired by the expanding publisher Kurt Wolff as an imprint specifically devoted to deluxe editions of prints and illustrated books. Under the aegis of Lothar Mohrenwitz, who joined in 1919, Hyperion's art program flourished, issuing portfolios and prints by many leading artists of the day, including Alfred Kubin, Ludwig Meidner, Otto Mueller, Max Pechstein, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, and Christian Rohlfs. Mohrenwitz resigned in 1924; Wolff ceased Hyperion's production in 1927 and then sold it in 1929.

Selected Bibliography

Göbel, Wolfram. "Der Kurt Wolff Verlag (1910–1930)." In Kurt Wolff: Ein Literat und Gentleman, edited by Barbara Weidle, pp. 11–42. Bonn: Weidle, 2007.

"Vierter Exkurs: Bibliophilie und Weltliteratur – Der Hyperion-Verlag" and "Die Publikationen des Hyperion-Verlages." In Der Kurt Wolff Verlag 1913–1930: Expressionismus als verlegerische Aufgabe, pp. 813–23 and 1,410–431. Munich: Buch & Media, 2000.