diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/texte.html b/the_works/templates/views/texte.html
index ceadc19..d16c8d6 100644
--- a/the_works/templates/views/texte.html
+++ b/the_works/templates/views/texte.html
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 {% block heading %}Texte{% endblock heading %}
 
 {% block content %}
+
+{% include "_icons.svg" %}
 <article>
   <section>
     <button commandfor="textmodal" command="show-modal" onclick="textmodal.showModal()">Neuer Text …</button>
@@ -22,64 +24,79 @@
       </tr>  
     </thead>
     <tbody>
-      {% for row in rows %}
-      <tr>
-        <td>{{ row.Texte.Titel }}</td>
-        <td>{{ row.Texte.Untertitel }}</td>
-        <td>{{ row.Reihen.Reihentitel }}</td>
-        <td>{{ row.Textformen.Textform }}</td>
-        <td>{{ row.Sprachen.Sprache }}</td>
-        <td><a href="{{ url_for('views.text_update', id=row.Texte.ID) }}">edit</a></td>
-        <td><a href="{{ url_for('views.text_delete', id=row.Texte.ID) }}">delete</a></td>
+      {% for text in texte %}
+      <tr id="text-{{ text['id'] }}">
+        <td title="Titel">{{ text["titel"] }}</td>
+        <td title="Untertitel">{{ text["untertitel"] }}</td>
+        <td title="Reihe">{{ text["reihe"] }}</td>
+        <td title="Textform">{{ text["textform"] }}</td>
+        <td title="Sprache">{{ text["sprache"] }}</td>
+        <td><a onclick="showUpdateModal('{{ text["titel"] }}', '{{ text["untertitel"] }}', '{{ text["r_id"] }}', '{{ text["tf_id"] }}', '{{ text["s_id"] }}', '{{ url_for("views.text_update", id=text["id"]) }}');" title="Eintrag bearbeiten"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#update" /></svg></a></td>
+        <td><a onclick="return confirm('Eintrag wirklich löschen?');" href="{{ url_for('views.text_delete', id=text["id"]) }}" title="Eintrag löschen"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#delete" /></svg></a></td>
       </tr>  
       {% endfor %}
     </tbody>
   </table>
 </article>  
 
-  <dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-heading" id="textmodal">
-    <article>
-      <header>
-        <button aria-label="close" rel="prev" onclick="textmodal.close()"></button>
-        <h1 id="dialog-heading">Neuer Text</h1>
-      </header>
-      <form>
-        <label>
-          Titel (erforderlich)
-          <input name="text_titel" placeholder="Titel" required />
-        </label>
-        <label>
-          Untertitel
-          <input name="text_untertitel" placeholder="Untertitel" />
-        </label>
-        <label>
-          Reihe
-          <select name="text_reihe" aria-label="Der Text gehört zur Reihe …">
-            <option selected value="">keine Reihe</option>
-            {% for r in reihen %}<option value="{{ r.ID }}">{{ r.Reihentitel }}</option>
-            {% endfor %}
-          </select>
-        </label>
-        <label>
-          Textform (erforderlich)
-          <select name="text_textform" aria-label="Textform" required>
-            <option selected disabled value="">Textform auswählen …</option>
-            {% for tf in textformen %}<option value="{{ tf.ID }}">{{ tf.Textform }}</option>
-            {% endfor %}
-          </select>
-        </label>
-        <label>
-          Sprache (erforderlich)
-          <select name="text_sprache" aria-label="Sprache des Textes" required>
-            <option selected disabled value="">Sprache auswählen …</option>
-            {% for s in sprachen %}<option value="{{ s.ID }}">{{ s.Sprache }}</option>
-            {% endfor %}
-          </select>
-        </label>
-        <button type="submit" formmethod="post" formaction="{{ url_for('views.text_create') }}">OK</button>
-        <button aria-label="close" formmethod="dialog" formnovalidate>Abbrechen</button>
-      </form>
-    </article>
-  </dialog>
+<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-heading" id="textmodal">
+  <article>
+    <header>
+      <button aria-label="close" rel="prev" onclick="textmodal.close()"></button>
+      <h1 id="dialog-heading">Neuer Text</h1>
+    </header>
+    <form>
+      <label>
+        Titel (erforderlich)
+        <input id="text_titel" name="text_titel" placeholder="Titel" required />
+      </label>
+      <label>
+        Untertitel
+        <input id="text_untertitel" name="text_untertitel" placeholder="Untertitel" />
+      </label>
+      <label>
+        Reihe
+        <select id="text_reihe" name="text_reihe" aria-label="Der Text gehört zur Reihe …">
+          <option selected value="">keine Reihe</option>
+          {% for r in reihen %}<option value="{{ r.ID }}">{{ r.Reihentitel }}</option>
+          {% endfor %}
+        </select>
+      </label>
+      <label>
+        Textform (erforderlich)
+        <select id="text_textform" name="text_textform" aria-label="Textform" required>
+          <option selected disabled value="">Textform auswählen …</option>
+          {% for tf in textformen %}<option value="{{ tf.ID }}">{{ tf.Textform }}</option>
+          {% endfor %}
+        </select>
+      </label>
+      <label>
+        Sprache (erforderlich)
+        <select id="text_sprache" name="text_sprache" aria-label="Sprache des Textes" required>
+          <option selected disabled value="">Sprache auswählen …</option>
+          {% for s in sprachen %}<option value="{{ s.ID }}">{{ s.Sprache }}</option>
+          {% endfor %}
+        </select>
+      </label>
+      <button id="text_submit" type="submit" formmethod="post" formaction="{{ url_for('views.text_create') }}">OK</button>
+      <button aria-label="close" formmethod="dialog" formnovalidate>Abbrechen</button>
+    </form>
+  </article>
+</dialog>
+
+<script>
+  function showUpdateModal(titel, untertitel, reihe, textform, sprache, formaction) {
+    document.getElementById("dialog-heading").textContent = "Text bearbeiten";
+    document.getElementById("text_titel").value = titel;
+    document.getElementById("text_untertitel").value = untertitel;
+console.log("'reihe' is " + reihe);
+    //    document.getElementById("text_reihe").selectedIndex = reihe;
+    document.querySelector('#text_reihe [value="' + reihe + '"]').selected = true;
+    document.getElementById("text_textform").selectedIndex = textform;
+    document.getElementById("text_sprache").selectedIndex = sprache;
+    document.getElementById("text_submit").formAction = formaction;
+    document.getElementById("textmodal").showModal();
+}
+</script>
 
 {% endblock content %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/the_works/views.py b/the_works/views.py
index 9d4df91..e531e0f 100644
--- a/the_works/views.py
+++ b/the_works/views.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request, redirect, flash, url_for
 from the_works.database import db
 from the_works.models import Texte, Reihen, Sprachen, Textformen
-from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy import select, update, insert, delete
 
 bp = Blueprint("views", __name__)
 
@@ -11,39 +11,60 @@ def home():
 
 @bp.route("/texte")
 def texte_show():
+  # build ORM equivalent of SELECT statement
   stmt = (
     select(Texte, Reihen, Textformen, Sprachen)
     .join(Texte.textform, isouter=True)
     .join(Texte.reihe, isouter=True)
     .join(Texte.sprache, isouter=True)
   )
-  return render_template("views/texte.html", rows=db.session.execute(stmt), reihen=db.session.scalars(select(Reihen)), textformen=db.session.scalars(select(Textformen)), sprachen=db.session.scalars(select(Sprachen)))
+  # condense result into list of dicts
+  texte = []
+  for row in db.session.execute(stmt):  
+    texte.append({ 
+      "id": row.Texte.ID,
+      "titel": row.Texte.Titel,
+      "untertitel": row.Texte.Untertitel or "",
+      "reihe": row.Reihen.Reihentitel if row.Reihen else "",
+      "r_id": str(row.Reihen.ID) if row.Reihen else "",
+      "textform": row.Textformen.Textform if row.Textformen else "",
+      "tf_id": str(row.Textformen.ID) if row.Textformen else "",
+      "sprache": row.Sprachen.Sprache, 
+      "s_id": str(row.Sprachen.ID) if row.Sprachen else ""
+    })
+  return render_template("views/texte.html", texte=texte, reihen=db.session.scalars(select(Reihen)), textformen=db.session.scalars(select(Textformen)), sprachen=db.session.scalars(select(Sprachen)))
 
 @bp.route("/texte/create", methods=["POST"])
 def text_create():
-  db = get_db()
-  try:
-    db.execute(
-      "INSERT INTO texte (Titel, Untertitel, Reihe, Textform, Originalsprache) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)", 
-      (
-        request.form["text_titel"],
-        request.form["text_untertitel"] or None,
-        request.form["text_reihe"] or None,
-        request.form["text_textform"],
-        request.form["text_sprache"]
-      )
-    )
-    db.commit()
-    flash("Neuen Text in Datenbank eingetragen")
-  except:
-    flash("Fehler beim Eintragen in die Datenbank", "error")
-  
+  stmt = insert(Texte).values(form_to_dict(request.form))
+  db.session.execute(stmt)
+  db.session.commit()
+  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich hinzugefügt")
   return redirect(url_for("views.texte_show"))
 
-@bp.route("/texte/update/<int:id>")
-def text_update():
-  pass
+@bp.route("/texte/update/<int:id>", methods=["POST"])
+def text_update(id):
+  stmt = update(Texte).where(Texte.ID == id).values(form_to_dict(request.form))
+  db.session.execute(stmt)
+  db.session.commit()
+  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich geändert")
+  return redirect(url_for("views.texte_show"))
+  
 
 @bp.route("/texte/delete/<int:id>")
-def text_delete():
-  pass
+def text_delete(id):
+  stmt = delete(Texte).where(Texte.ID == id)
+  db.session.execute(stmt)
+  db.session.commit()
+  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich gelöscht")
+  return redirect(url_for("views.texte_show"))
+
+
+def form_to_dict(form):
+  return {
+    "Titel": form["text_titel"],
+    "Untertitel": form["text_untertitel"] or None,
+    "Reihe": form["text_reihe"] or None,
+    "Textform": form["text_textform"],
+    "Originalsprache": form["text_sprache"]
+  }