diff --git a/the_works/__init__.py b/the_works/__init__.py
index 9347c99..356652e 100644
--- a/the_works/__init__.py
+++ b/the_works/__init__.py
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 from flask import Flask
-
-# this import is not strictly necessary but it forces pipreqs-to include dotenv when generating `requirements.txt`
-import dotenv
-
+import dotenv # this import is not strictly necessary but it forces pipreqs-to include dotenv when generating `requirements.txt`
 from the_works.database import init_db
-from the_works.views import home, text, werk, verlag, sprache, textform, werksform, genre, pseudonym, reihe, herausgeber, veroeffentlichung, titelbild
+from the_works.models import CLASSVIEWABLE_MODELS
+from the_works.views import home, text, werk, reihe, veroeffentlichung, titelbild
+from the_works.views.view import VIEWS, ViewAll, ViewCreate, ViewUpdate, ViewDelete
 
-#from flask_debugtoolbar import DebugToolbarExtension
 
 def create_app(config=None):
   app = Flask(__name__)
@@ -24,23 +22,28 @@ def create_app(config=None):
 
   # some #DEBUG output
   print(f"Current Environment: {app.config['ENV'] if 'ENV' in app.config.keys() else 'ENV is not set'}") #DEBUG
-  print(app.config) #DEBUG
 
   # initialize database
   init_db(app)
 
-  # register blueprints
-  app.register_blueprint(genre.bp)
-  app.register_blueprint(herausgeber.bp)
+  # add url rules for class-based views
+  for m in CLASSVIEWABLE_MODELS:
+    for v in VIEWS:
+      route = f"/{m["name"]}/{v['name']}{v.get('route_params', '')}"
+      class_ = globals()[f"View{v['name'].capitalize()}"]
+      view_name = f"{m["name"]}.{v['name']}"
+      kwargs = {key: value for key, value in m.items() if key is not "name"}
+      app.add_url_rule(
+        route,
+        endpoint=view_name,
+        view_func=class_.as_view(view_name, m["name"], **kwargs)
+      )
+
+  # register blueprints for remaining views
   app.register_blueprint(home.bp)
-  app.register_blueprint(pseudonym.bp)
   app.register_blueprint(reihe.bp)
-  app.register_blueprint(sprache.bp)
   app.register_blueprint(text.bp)
-  app.register_blueprint(textform.bp)
-  app.register_blueprint(verlag.bp)
   app.register_blueprint(werk.bp)
-  app.register_blueprint(werksform.bp)
   app.register_blueprint(veroeffentlichung.bp)
   app.register_blueprint(titelbild.bp)
 
diff --git a/the_works/models.py b/the_works/models.py
index 5832b76..4eb2740 100644
--- a/the_works/models.py
+++ b/the_works/models.py
@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
 import sys
 from typing import List, Optional
 from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey, types, CheckConstraint
-from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase, Mapped, mapped_column, relationship, validates
+from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase, Mapped, mapped_column, relationship
 from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import AssociationProxy, association_proxy
 from flask import url_for
 
 
+CLASSVIEWABLE_MODELS = [
+  {"name": "genre", "title": "Genres"},
+  {"name": "herausgeber", "title": "Herausgeber", "column": "Name"},
+  {"name": "pseudonym", "title": "Pseudonyme"},
+  {"name": "sprache", "title": "Sprachen"},
+  {"name": "textform", "title": "Textformen"},
+  {"name": "verlag", "title": "Verlage"},
+  {"name": "werksform", "title": "Werksformen"}
+]
+
+"""Base class for the_works' data models""" 
 class Base(DeclarativeBase):
   def asdict(self) -> dict:
     d = {}
@@ -23,6 +34,8 @@ class Base(DeclarativeBase):
     return f"{type(self).__name__}({str(self.asdict())})"
 
 
+# Classes for models with a single column (plus ID) which can be handled by the generic class-based view 
+
 class Genre(Base):
   __tablename__ = 'Genre'
 
@@ -69,6 +82,40 @@ class Textform(Base):
   text: Mapped[List['Text']] = relationship(back_populates='textform')
 
 
+class Verlag(Base):
+  __tablename__ = 'Verlag'
+
+  ID: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+  Verlag: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(CheckConstraint('Verlag <> ""', name='VerlagNotEmptyConstraint'), unique=True)
+
+  reihe: Mapped[List['Reihe']] = relationship(back_populates='verlag')
+  werk: Mapped[List['Werk']] = relationship(back_populates='verlag')
+
+
+class Werksform(Base):
+  __tablename__ = 'Werksform'
+
+  ID: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+  Werksform: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(CheckConstraint('Werksform <> ""', name='WerksformNotEmptyConstraint'), unique=True)
+
+  werk: Mapped[List['Werk']] = relationship(back_populates='werksform')
+
+
+# Classes that have more than one column and need dedicated view functions 
+
+class Reihe(Base):
+  __tablename__ = 'Reihe'
+
+  ID: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+  Titel: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(CheckConstraint('Titel <> ""', name='ReihentitelNotEmptyConstraint'))
+
+  Verlag: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(ForeignKey('Verlag.ID'))
+  verlag: Mapped['Verlag'] = relationship(back_populates='reihe')
+
+  text: Mapped[List['Text']] = relationship(back_populates='reihe')
+  werk: Mapped[List['Werk']] = relationship(back_populates='reihe')
+
+
 class Titelbild(Base):
   __tablename__ = 'Titelbild'
 
@@ -91,38 +138,6 @@ class Titelbild(Base):
     return tb
 
 
-class Verlag(Base):
-  __tablename__ = 'Verlag'
-
-  ID: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
-  Verlag: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(CheckConstraint('Verlag <> ""', name='VerlagNotEmptyConstraint'), unique=True)
-
-  reihe: Mapped[List['Reihe']] = relationship(back_populates='verlag')
-  werk: Mapped[List['Werk']] = relationship(back_populates='verlag')
-
-
-class Werksform(Base):
-  __tablename__ = 'Werksform'
-
-  ID: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
-  Werksform: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(CheckConstraint('Werksform <> ""', name='WerksformNotEmptyConstraint'), unique=True)
-
-  werk: Mapped[List['Werk']] = relationship(back_populates='werksform')
-
-
-class Reihe(Base):
-  __tablename__ = 'Reihe'
-
-  ID: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
-  Titel: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(CheckConstraint('Titel <> ""', name='ReihentitelNotEmptyConstraint'))
-
-  Verlag: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(ForeignKey('Verlag.ID'))
-  verlag: Mapped['Verlag'] = relationship(back_populates='reihe')
-
-  text: Mapped[List['Text']] = relationship(back_populates='reihe')
-  werk: Mapped[List['Werk']] = relationship(back_populates='reihe')
-
-
 class Text(Base):
   __tablename__ = 'Text'
 
@@ -147,7 +162,6 @@ class Text(Base):
   genre_ids: AssociationProxy[List["Genre"]] = association_proxy("genres", "Genre", creator=lambda genre_id: Text_Genre(Genre=genre_id))
 
 
-
 class Werk(Base):
   __tablename__ = 'Werk'
 
@@ -201,6 +215,8 @@ class Veroeffentlichung(Base):
   werk: Mapped['Werk'] = relationship(back_populates='veroeffentlichung')
 
 
+# Additional tables for many-to-many-relationships within the DB
+
 class Text_Genre(Base):
   __tablename__ = 'Text_Genre'
 
diff --git a/the_works/old_models.py b/the_works/old_models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a188895..0000000
--- a/the_works/old_models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-from the_works.database import db
-from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
-from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import association_proxy
-from flask import url_for
-import sys
-
-# add method to sqlalchemy.orm.decl_api.Model
-def _asdict(self):
-  d = {}
-  for col in self.__table__.c:
-    if type(col.type) == db.types.BLOB:
-      d[col.key] = "Blob (NULL)" if self.__getattribute__(col.key) == None else f"Blob ({sys.getsizeof(self.__getattribute__(col.key))} Bytes)"
-    else:
-      value = str(self.__getattribute__(col.key))
-      d[col.key] = value[:50] + '...' if len(value) > 50 else value
-  return d
-db.Model._asdict = _asdict
-
-# override repr() method from sqlalchemy.orm.decl_api.Model 
-def __repr__(self):
-  return f"{type(self).__name__}({str(self._asdict())})"    
-db.Model.__repr__ = __repr__
-
-class Text(db.Model):
-  __table__ = db.Model.metadata.tables['Text']
-  reihe = relationship("Reihe", back_populates="text")
-  textform = relationship("Textform", back_populates="text")
-  sprache = relationship("Sprache", back_populates="text")
-  veroeffentlichung = relationship("Veroeffentlichung", back_populates="text")
-  text_genre = relationship("Text_Genre", back_populates="text", cascade="save-update, merge, delete, delete-orphan")
-  genres = association_proxy("text_genre", "Genre")
-
-class Werk(db.Model):
-  __table__ = db.Model.metadata.tables['Werk']
-  reihe = relationship("Reihe", back_populates="werk")
-  verlag = relationship("Verlag", back_populates="werk")
-  werksform = relationship("Werksform", back_populates="werk")
-  veroeffentlichung = relationship("Veroeffentlichung", back_populates="werk")
-  werk_genre = relationship("Werk_Genre", back_populates="werk", cascade="save-update, merge, delete, delete-orphan")
-#  titelbild = relationship("Titelbild", back_populates="werk", cascade="all, delete-orphan", single_parent=True)
-  titelbild = relationship("Titelbild", back_populates="werk")
-  genres = association_proxy("werk_genre", "Genre")
-  werk_herausgeber = relationship("Werk_Herausgeber", back_populates="werk", cascade="save-update, merge, delete, delete-orphan")
-  herausgeber = association_proxy("werk_herausgeber", "Herausgeber")
-
-class Veroeffentlichung(db.Model):
-  __table__ = db.Model.metadata.tables['Veroeffentlichung']
-  text = relationship("Text", back_populates="veroeffentlichung")
-  werk = relationship("Werk", back_populates="veroeffentlichung")
-  pseudonym = relationship("Pseudonym", back_populates="veroeffentlichung")
-
-class Reihe(db.Model):
-  __table__ = db.Model.metadata.tables['Reihe']
-  text = relationship("Text", back_populates="reihe")
-  werk = relationship("Werk", back_populates="reihe")
-  verlag = relationship("Verlag", back_populates="reihe")
-
-class Verlag(db.Model):
-  __table__ = db.Model.metadata.tables['Verlag']
-  werk = relationship("Werk", back_populates="verlag")
-  reihe = relationship("Reihe", back_populates="verlag")
-
-class Sprache(db.Model):
-  __table__ = db.Model.metadata.tables['Sprache']
-  text = relationship("Text", back_populates="sprache")
-
-class Textform(db.Model):
-  __table__ = db.Model.metadata.tables['Textform']
-  text = relationship("Text", back_populates="textform")
-
-class Werksform(db.Model):
-  __table__ = db.Model.metadata.tables['Werksform']
-  werk = relationship("Werk", back_populates="werksform")
-
-class Genre(db.Model):
-  __table__ = db.Model.metadata.tables['Genre']
-  text_genre = relationship("Text_Genre", back_populates="genre")
-  werk_genre = relationship("Werk_Genre", back_populates="genre")
-
-class Pseudonym(db.Model):
-  __table__ = db.Model.metadata.tables['Pseudonym']
-  veroeffentlichung = relationship("Veroeffentlichung", back_populates="pseudonym")
-
-class Herausgeber(db.Model):
-  __table__ = db.Model.metadata.tables['Herausgeber']
-  werk_herausgeber = relationship("Werk_Herausgeber", back_populates="herausgeber")
-
-class Titelbild(db.Model):
-  __table__ = db.Model.metadata.tables['Titelbild']
-  werk = relationship("Werk", back_populates="titelbild")
-
-  def _asdict_with_urls(self):
-    tb = self._asdict()
-    tb["Bild"] = url_for("titelbild.image", id=self.ID)
-    tb["Thumbnail"] = url_for("titelbild.thumbnail", id=self.ID)
-    return tb
-
-class Text_Genre(db.Model):
-  __table__ = db.Model.metadata.tables['Text_Genre']
-  text = relationship("Text", back_populates="text_genre")
-  genre = relationship("Genre", back_populates="text_genre")
-
-  def __init__(self, genre: int):
-    self.Genre = genre
-
-class Werk_Genre(db.Model):
-  __table__ = db.Model.metadata.tables['Werk_Genre']
-  werk = relationship("Werk", back_populates="werk_genre")
-  genre = relationship("Genre", back_populates="werk_genre")
-
-  def __init__(self, genre: int):
-    self.Genre = genre
-
-class Werk_Herausgeber(db.Model):
-  __table__ = db.Model.metadata.tables['Werk_Herausgeber']
-  werk = relationship("Werk", back_populates="werk_herausgeber")
-  herausgeber = relationship("Herausgeber", back_populates="werk_herausgeber")
-
-  def __init__(self, hrsg: int):
-    self.Herausgeber = hrsg
-
diff --git a/the_works/tables.py b/the_works/tables.py
deleted file mode 100644
index eddc474..0000000
--- a/the_works/tables.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-# this is the verbatim output of `sqlacodegen --generator tables sqlite:///path/to/the_works.sqlite`, run inside project root 
-
-from sqlalchemy import Column, ForeignKey, Integer, LargeBinary, MetaData, Table, Text
-
-metadata = MetaData()
-
-
-t_Genre = Table(
-    'Genre', metadata,
-    Column('ID', Integer, primary_key=True),
-    Column('Genre', Text, nullable=False)
-)
-
-t_Herausgeber = Table(
-    'Herausgeber', metadata,
-    Column('ID', Integer, primary_key=True),
-    Column('Name', Text, nullable=False)
-)
-
-t_Pseudonym = Table(
-    'Pseudonym', metadata,
-    Column('ID', Integer, primary_key=True),
-    Column('Pseudonym', Text, nullable=False)
-)
-
-t_Sprache = Table(
-    'Sprache', metadata,
-    Column('ID', Integer, primary_key=True),
-    Column('Sprache', Text, nullable=False)
-)
-
-t_Textform = Table(
-    'Textform', metadata,
-    Column('ID', Integer, primary_key=True),
-    Column('Textform', Text, nullable=False)
-)
-
-t_Titelbild = Table(
-    'Titelbild', metadata,
-    Column('ID', Integer, primary_key=True),
-    Column('Mimetype', Text, nullable=False),
-    Column('Dateiname', Text, nullable=False),
-    Column('Dateigroesse', Integer, nullable=False),
-    Column('Breite', Integer, nullable=False),
-    Column('Hoehe', Integer, nullable=False),
-    Column('Bild', LargeBinary, nullable=False),
-    Column('Thumbnail', LargeBinary, nullable=False),
-    Column('sha256', Text, nullable=False, unique=True)
-)
-
-t_Verlag = Table(
-    'Verlag', metadata,
-    Column('ID', Integer, primary_key=True),
-    Column('Verlag', Text, nullable=False)
-)
-
-t_Werksform = Table(
-    'Werksform', metadata,
-    Column('ID', Integer, primary_key=True),
-    Column('Werksform', Text, nullable=False)
-)
-
-t_Reihe = Table(
-    'Reihe', metadata,
-    Column('ID', Integer, primary_key=True),
-    Column('Titel', Text, nullable=False),
-    Column('Verlag', ForeignKey('Verlag.ID'))
-)
-
-t_Text = Table(
-    'Text', metadata,
-    Column('ID', Integer, primary_key=True),
-    Column('Titel', Text, nullable=False),
-    Column('Untertitel', Text),
-    Column('Reihe', ForeignKey('Reihe.ID')),
-    Column('Textform', ForeignKey('Textform.ID')),
-    Column('Sprache', ForeignKey('Sprache.ID'))
-)
-
-t_Werk = Table(
-    'Werk', metadata,
-    Column('ID', Integer, primary_key=True),
-    Column('Titel', Text, nullable=False),
-    Column('Untertitel', Text),
-    Column('Werksform', ForeignKey('Werksform.ID')),
-    Column('Verlag', ForeignKey('Verlag.ID')),
-    Column('Reihe', ForeignKey('Reihe.ID')),
-    Column('Reihennummer', Text),
-    Column('Erscheinungsdatum', Text),
-    Column('ISBN_13', Text),
-    Column('ISBN_10', Text),
-    Column('ISSN', Text),
-    Column('Preis', Text),
-    Column('Titelbild', ForeignKey('Titelbild.ID')),
-    Column('Klappentext', Text),
-    Column('Anmerkungen', Text)
-)
-
-t_Text_Genre = Table(
-    'Text_Genre', metadata,
-    Column('Text', ForeignKey('Text.ID'), primary_key=True),
-    Column('Genre', ForeignKey('Genre.ID'), primary_key=True)
-)
-
-t_Veroeffentlichung = Table(
-    'Veroeffentlichung', metadata,
-    Column('ID', Integer, primary_key=True),
-    Column('Text', ForeignKey('Text.ID'), nullable=False),
-    Column('Werk', ForeignKey('Werk.ID'), nullable=False),
-    Column('AltTitel', Text),
-    Column('AltUntertitel', Text),
-    Column('Pseudonym', ForeignKey('Pseudonym.ID'), nullable=False)
-)
-
-t_Werk_Genre = Table(
-    'Werk_Genre', metadata,
-    Column('Werk', ForeignKey('Werk.ID'), primary_key=True),
-    Column('Genre', ForeignKey('Genre.ID'), primary_key=True)
-)
-
-t_Werk_Herausgeber = Table(
-    'Werk_Herausgeber', metadata,
-    Column('Herausgeber', ForeignKey('Herausgeber.ID'), primary_key=True),
-    Column('Werk', ForeignKey('Werk.ID'), primary_key=True)
-)
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/genre.html b/the_works/templates/views/genre.html
deleted file mode 100644
index c6f3f88..0000000
--- a/the_works/templates/views/genre.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-{% extends 'base.html' %}
-
-{% block title %}Genres{% endblock title %}
-
-{% block head %}
-<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='css/datatables.css') }}">
-{% endblock head %}
-
-{% block heading %}Genres{% endblock heading %}
-
-{% block content %}
-
-{% include "_icons.svg" %}
-
-<table id="genre-table">
-  <thead>
-    <tr>
-      <th>Genre</th>
-      <th colspan="2">Aktionen</th>
-    </tr>  
-  </thead>
-  <tbody>
-    {% for genre in genres %}
-    <tr id="genre-{{ genre['ID'] }}">
-      <td title="Genre">{{ genre["Genre"] }}</td>
-      <td class="action action-update" data-id="{{ genre['ID'] }}" data-genre="{{genre['Genre'] }}"><a href="#" title="Genre bearbeiten"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#update" /></svg></a></td>
-      <td id="delete-{{ genre['ID'] }}" class="action"><a onclick="return confirm('Eintrag wirklich löschen?');" href="{{ url_for('genre.delete', id=genre['ID']) }}" title="Genre löschen"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#delete" /></svg></a></td>
-    </tr>  
-    {% endfor %}
-  </tbody>
-</table>
-
-<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-heading" id="genre-modal">
-  <article>
-    <form id="genre_detail_form" method="post" action="{{ url_for('genre.create') }}">
-      <header>
-        <button class="modal-close" aria-label="close" formmethod="dialog" formnovalidate rel="prev"></button>
-        <h1 id="dialog-heading" />
-      </header>
-
-      <fieldset>
-        <article>
-          <label>
-            <span class="required">Genre</span>
-            <input id="form_Genre" name="form_Genre" aria-Label="Genre" required autofocus />
-          </label>
-        </article>
-      </fieldset>
-
-      <footer class="grid">
-        <button id="form_submit" type="submit" formmethod="post" formaction="{{ url_for('genre.create') }}">OK</button>
-        <button class="secondary" aria-label="close" formmethod="dialog" formnovalidate>Abbrechen</button>
-      </footer>
-    </form>
-  </article>
-</dialog>
-{% endblock content %}
-
-{% block script %}
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/datatables.js') }}"></script>
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/init_dt.js') }}"></script>
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/modal.js') }}"></script>
-<script>
-  window.onload = function () {
-    initDataTable("genre-table");
-    initCreateButton("genre-table", "Genre hinzufügen …");
-    initModal("genre-modal", "form_Genre", ["Neues Genre", "Genre bearbeiten"], ["{{ url_for('genre.create') }}", "{{ url_for('genre.update', id=-1) }}"]);
-  }
-</script>
-{% endblock script %}
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/herausgeber.html b/the_works/templates/views/herausgeber.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 34b0561..0000000
--- a/the_works/templates/views/herausgeber.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-{% extends 'base.html' %}
-
-{% block title %}Herausgeber:innen{% endblock title %}
-
-{% block head %}
-<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='css/datatables.css') }}">
-{% endblock head %}
-
-{% block heading %}Herausgeber:innen{% endblock heading %}
-
-{% block content %}
-
-{% include "_icons.svg" %}
-
-<table id="herausgeber-table">
-  <thead>
-    <tr>
-      <th>Name</th>
-      <th colspan="2">Aktionen</th>
-    </tr>  
-  </thead>
-  <tbody>
-    {% for hrsg in herausgeber %}
-    <tr id="hrsg-{{ hrsg['ID'] }}">
-      <td title="Name">{{ hrsg["Name"] }}</td>
-      <td class="action action-update" data-id="{{ hrsg['ID'] }}" data-name="{{hrsg['Name'] }}"><a href="#" title="Herausgeber:in bearbeiten"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#update" /></svg></a></td>
-      <td id="delete-{{ hrsg['ID'] }}" class="action"><a onclick="return confirm('Eintrag wirklich löschen?');" href="{{ url_for('herausgeber.delete', id=hrsg['ID']) }}" title="Herausgeber:in löschen"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#delete" /></svg></a></td>
-    </tr>  
-    {% endfor %}
-  </tbody>
-</table>
-
-<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-heading" id="herausgeber-modal">
-  <article>
-    <form id="herausgeber_detail_form" method="dialog">
-      <header>
-        <button class="modal-close" aria-label="close" rel="prev" formnovalidate></button>
-        <h1 id="dialog-heading">#</h1>
-      </header>
-
-      <fieldset>
-        <article>
-          <label>
-            <span class="required">Name</span>
-            <input id="form_Name" name="form_Name" aria-Label="Name" required autofocus />
-          </label>
-        </article>
-      </fieldset>
-
-      <footer class="grid">
-        <button id="form_submit" type="submit" formmethod="post" formaction="{{ url_for('herausgeber.create') }}">OK</button>
-        <button class="secondary" aria-label="close" formmethod="dialog" formnovalidate>Abbrechen</button>
-      </footer>
-    </form>
-  </article>
-</dialog>
-{% endblock content %}
-
-{% block script %}
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/datatables.js') }}"></script>
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/init_dt.js') }}"></script>
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/modal.js') }}"></script>
-<script>
-  window.onload = function () {
-    initDataTable("herausgeber-table");
-    initCreateButton("herausgeber-table", "Herausgeber:in hinzufügen …");
-    initModal("herausgeber-modal", "form_Name", ["Neue:r Herausgeber:in", "Herausgeber:in bearbeiten"], ["{{ url_for('herausgeber.create') }}", "{{ url_for('herausgeber.update', id=-1) }}"]);
-  }
-</script>
-{% endblock script %}
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/pseudonym.html b/the_works/templates/views/pseudonym.html
deleted file mode 100644
index bdbe716..0000000
--- a/the_works/templates/views/pseudonym.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-{% extends 'base.html' %}
-
-{% block title %}Pseudonyme{% endblock title %}
-
-{% block head %}
-<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='css/datatables.css') }}">
-{% endblock head %}
-
-{% block heading %}Pseudonyme{% endblock heading %}
-
-{% block content %}
-
-{% include "_icons.svg" %}
-
-<table id="pseudonym-table">
-  <thead>
-    <tr>
-      <th>Pseudonym</th>
-      <th colspan="2">Aktionen</th>
-    </tr>  
-  </thead>
-  <tbody>
-    {% for pseudonym in pseudonyme %}
-    <tr id="pseudonym-{{ pseudonym['ID'] }}">
-      <td title="Pseudonym">{{ pseudonym["Pseudonym"] }}</td>
-      <td class="action action-update" data-id="{{ pseudonym['ID'] }}" data-pseudonym="{{pseudonym['Pseudonym'] }}"><a href="#" title="Pseudonym bearbeiten"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#update" /></svg></a></td>
-      <td id="delete-{{ pseudonym['ID'] }}" class="action"><a onclick="return confirm('Eintrag wirklich löschen?');" href="{{ url_for('pseudonym.delete', id=pseudonym['ID']) }}" title="Pseudonym löschen"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#delete" /></svg></a></td>
-    </tr>  
-    {% endfor %}
-  </tbody>
-</table>
-
-<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-heading" id="pseudonym-modal">
-  <article>
-    <form id="pseudonym_detail_form" method="dialog">
-      <header>
-        <button class="modal-close" aria-label="close" rel="prev" formnovalidate></button>
-        <h1 id="dialog-heading">#</h1>
-      </header>
-
-      <fieldset>
-        <article>
-          <label>
-            <span class="required">Pseudonym</span>
-            <input id="form_Pseudonym" name="form_Pseudonym" aria-Label="Pseudonym" required autofocus />
-          </label>
-        </article>
-      </fieldset>
-
-      <footer class="grid">
-        <button id="form_submit" type="submit" formmethod="post" formaction="{{ url_for('pseudonym.create') }}">OK</button>
-        <button class="secondary" aria-label="close" formmethod="dialog" formnovalidate>Abbrechen</button>
-      </footer>
-    </form>
-  </article>
-</dialog>
-{% endblock content %}
-
-{% block script %}
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/datatables.js') }}"></script>
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/init_dt.js') }}"></script>
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/modal.js') }}"></script>
-<script>
-  window.onload = function () {
-    initDataTable("pseudonym-table");
-    initCreateButton("pseudonym-table", "Pseudonym hinzufügen …");
-    initModal("pseudonym-modal", "form_Pseudonym", ["Neues Pseudonym", "Pseudonym bearbeiten"], ["{{ url_for('pseudonym.create') }}", "{{ url_for('pseudonym.update', id=-1) }}"]);
-  }
-</script>
-{% endblock script %}
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/simple_view.html b/the_works/templates/views/simple_view.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14c9091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/the_works/templates/views/simple_view.html
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+{% extends 'base.html' %} 
+
+{% block title %}{{ title }}{% endblock title %} 
+
+{% block head %}
+<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='css/datatables.css') }}" />
+{% endblock head %} 
+
+{% block heading %}{{ title }}{% endblock heading %} 
+
+{% block content %} 
+
+{% include "_icons.svg" %}
+
+<table id="{{ model }}-table">
+  <thead>
+    <tr>
+      <th>{{ model | capitalize }}</th>
+      <th colspan="2">Aktionen</th>
+    </tr>
+  </thead>
+  <tbody>
+    {% for item in items %}
+    <tr id="{{ model }}-{{ item['ID'] }}">
+      <td title="{{ model | capitalize }}">{{ item[column] }}</td>
+      <td class="action action-update" data-id="{{ item['ID'] }}" data-{{ column }}="{{item[column] }}">
+        <a href="#" title="{{ model | capitalize }} bearbeiten">
+          <svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#update" /></svg>
+        </a>
+      </td>
+      <td id="delete-{{ item['ID'] }}" class="action">
+        <a onclick="return confirm('Eintrag wirklich löschen?');" href="{{ url_for(model+'.delete', id=item['ID']) }}" title="{{ model | capitalize }} löschen"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#delete" /></svg></a>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    {% endfor %}
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-heading" id="{{ model }}-modal">
+  <article>
+    <form id="{{ model }}_detail_form" method="post" action="{{ url_for(model + '.create') }}">
+      <header>
+        <button class="modal-close" aria-label="close" formmethod="dialog" formnovalidate rel="prev"></button>
+        <h1 id="dialog-heading"></h1>
+      </header>
+
+      <fieldset>
+        <article>
+          <label>
+            <span class="required">{{ model | capitalize }}</span>
+            <input id="form_{{ column | capitalize }}" name="form_{{ column | capitalize }}" aria-Label="{{ column | capitalize }}" required autofocus />
+          </label>
+        </article>
+      </fieldset>
+
+      <footer class="grid">
+        <button id="form_submit" type="submit" formmethod="post" formaction="{{ url_for(model + '.create') }}">OK</button>
+        <button class="secondary" aria-label="close" formmethod="dialog" formnovalidate>Abbrechen</button>
+      </footer>
+    </form>
+  </article>
+</dialog>
+{% endblock content %} 
+
+{% block script %}
+<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/datatables.js') }}"></script>
+<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/init_dt.js') }}"></script>
+<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/modal.js') }}"></script>
+<script>
+  window.onload = function () {
+    initDataTable("{{ model }}-table");
+    initCreateButton("{{ model }}-table", "{{ model | capitalize }} hinzufügen …");
+    initModal(
+      "{{ model }}-modal",
+      "form_{{ column | capitalize }}",
+      ["Neues {{ model | capitalize }}", "{{ model | capitalize }} bearbeiten"],
+      [
+        "{{ url_for(model + '.create') }}",
+        "{{ url_for(model + '.update', id=-1) }}",
+      ]
+    );
+  };
+</script>
+{% endblock script %}
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/sprache.html b/the_works/templates/views/sprache.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 9380514..0000000
--- a/the_works/templates/views/sprache.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-{% extends 'base.html' %}
-
-{% block title %}Sprachen{% endblock title %}
-
-{% block head %}
-<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='css/datatables.css') }}">
-{% endblock head %}
-
-{% block heading %}Sprachen{% endblock heading %}
-
-{% block content %}
-
-{% include "_icons.svg" %}
-
-<table id="sprache-table">
-  <thead>
-    <tr>
-      <th>Sprachen</th>
-      <th colspan="2">Aktionen</th>
-    </tr>  
-  </thead>
-  <tbody>
-    {% for sprache in sprachen %}
-    <tr id="sprache-{{ sprache['ID'] }}">
-      <td title="Sprache">{{ sprache["Sprache"] }}</td>
-      <td class="action action-update" data-id="{{ sprache['ID'] }}" data-sprache="{{sprache['Sprache'] }}"><a href="#" title="Sprache bearbeiten"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#update" /></svg></a></td>
-      <td id="delete-{{ sprache['ID'] }}" class="action"><a onclick="return confirm('Eintrag wirklich löschen?');" href="{{ url_for('sprache.delete', id=sprache['ID']) }}" title="Sprache löschen"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#delete" /></svg></a></td>
-    </tr>  
-    {% endfor %}
-  </tbody>
-</table>
-
-<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-heading" id="sprache-modal">
-  <article>
-    <form id="sprache_detail_form" method="dialog">
-      <header>
-        <button class="modal-close" aria-label="close" rel="prev" formnovalidate></button>
-        <h1 id="dialog-heading">#</h1>
-      </header>
-
-      <fieldset>
-        <article>
-          <label>
-            <span class="required">Sprache</span>
-            <input id="form_Sprache" name="form_Sprache" aria-Label="Sprache" required autofocus />
-          </label>
-        </article>
-      </fieldset>
-
-      <footer class="grid">
-        <button id="form_submit" type="submit" formmethod="post" formaction="{{ url_for('sprache.create') }}">OK</button>
-        <button class="secondary" aria-label="close" formmethod="dialog" formnovalidate>Abbrechen</button>
-      </footer>
-    </form>
-  </article>
-</dialog>
-{% endblock content %}
-
-{% block script %}
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/datatables.js') }}"></script>
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/init_dt.js') }}"></script>
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/modal.js') }}"></script>
-<script>
-  window.onload = function () {
-    initDataTable("sprache-table");
-    initCreateButton("sprache-table", "Sprache hinzufügen …");
-    initModal("sprache-modal", "form_Sprache", ["Neue Sprache", "Sprache bearbeiten"], ["{{ url_for('sprache.create') }}", "{{ url_for('sprache.update', id=-1) }}"]);
-  }
-</script>
-{% endblock script %}
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/textform.html b/the_works/templates/views/textform.html
deleted file mode 100644
index ddcd4fb..0000000
--- a/the_works/templates/views/textform.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-{% extends 'base.html' %}
-
-{% block title %}Textformen{% endblock title %}
-
-{% block head %}
-<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='css/datatables.css') }}">
-{% endblock head %}
-
-{% block heading %}Textformen{% endblock heading %}
-
-{% block content %}
-
-{% include "_icons.svg" %}
-
-<table id="textform-table">
-  <thead>
-    <tr>
-      <th>Textformen</th>
-      <th colspan="2">Aktionen</th>
-    </tr>  
-  </thead>
-  <tbody>
-    {% for textform in textformen %}
-    <tr id="textform-{{ textform['ID'] }}">
-      <td title="Textform">{{ textform["Textform"] }}</td>
-      <td class="action action-update" data-id="{{ textform['ID'] }}" data-textform="{{textform['Textform'] }}"><a href="#" title="Textform bearbeiten"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#update" /></svg></a></td>
-      <td id="delete-{{ textform['ID'] }}" class="action"><a onclick="return confirm('Eintrag wirklich löschen?');" href="{{ url_for('textform.delete', id=textform['ID']) }}" title="Textform löschen"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#delete" /></svg></a></td>
-    </tr>  
-    {% endfor %}
-  </tbody>
-</table>
-
-<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-heading" id="textform-modal">
-  <article>
-    <form id="textform_detail_form" method="dialog">
-      <header>
-        <button class="modal-close" aria-label="close" rel="prev" formnovalidate></button>
-        <h1 id="dialog-heading">#</h1>
-      </header>
-
-      <fieldset>
-        <article>
-          <label>
-            <span class="required">Textform</span>
-            <input id="form_Textform" name="form_Textform" aria-Label="Textform" required autofocus />
-          </label>
-        </article>
-      </fieldset>
-
-      <footer class="grid">
-        <button id="form_submit" type="submit" formmethod="post" formaction="{{ url_for('textform.create') }}">OK</button>
-        <button class="secondary" aria-label="close" formmethod="dialog" formnovalidate>Abbrechen</button>
-      </footer>
-    </form>
-  </article>
-</dialog>
-{% endblock content %}
-
-{% block script %}
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/datatables.js') }}"></script>
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/init_dt.js') }}"></script>
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/modal.js') }}"></script>
-<script>
-  window.onload = function () {
-    initDataTable("textform-table");
-    initCreateButton("textform-table", "Textform hinzufügen …");
-    initModal("textform-modal", "form_Textform", ["Neue Textform", "Textform bearbeiten"], ["{{ url_for('textform.create') }}", "{{ url_for('textform.update', id=-1) }}"]);
-  }
-</script>
-{% endblock script %}
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/verlag.html b/the_works/templates/views/verlag.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 8db5f2d..0000000
--- a/the_works/templates/views/verlag.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-{% extends 'base.html' %}
-
-{% block title %}Verlage{% endblock title %}
-
-{% block head %}
-<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='css/datatables.css') }}">
-{% endblock head %}
-
-{% block heading %}Verlage{% endblock heading %}
-
-{% block content %}
-
-{% include "_icons.svg" %}
-
-<table id="verlag-table">
-  <thead>
-    <tr>
-      <th>Verlag</th>
-      <th colspan="2">Aktionen</th>
-    </tr>  
-  </thead>
-  <tbody>
-    {% for verlag in verlage %}
-    <tr id="verlag-{{ verlag['ID'] }}">
-      <td title="Verlag">{{ verlag["Verlag"] }}</td>
-      <td class="action action-update" data-id="{{ verlag['ID'] }}" data-verlag="{{verlag['Verlag'] }}"><a href="#" title="Verlag bearbeiten"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#update" /></svg></a></td>
-      <td id="delete-{{ verlag['ID'] }}" class="action"><a onclick="return confirm('Eintrag wirklich löschen?');" href="{{ url_for('verlag.delete', id=verlag['ID']) }}" title="Verlag löschen"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#delete" /></svg></a></td>
-    </tr>  
-    {% endfor %}
-  </tbody>
-</table>
-
-<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-heading" id="verlag-modal">
-  <article>
-    <form id="verlag_detail_form" method="dialog">
-      <header>
-        <button class="modal-close" aria-label="close" rel="prev" formnovalidate></button>
-        <h1 id="dialog-heading">#</h1>
-      </header>
-
-      <fieldset>
-        <article>
-          <label>
-            <span class="required">Name des Verlags</span>
-            <input id="form_Verlag" name="form_Verlag" aria-Label="Verlagsname" required autofocus />
-          </label>
-        </article>
-      </fieldset>
-
-      <footer class="grid">
-        <button id="form_submit" type="submit" formmethod="post" formaction="{{ url_for('verlag.create') }}">OK</button>
-        <button class="secondary" aria-label="close" formmethod="dialog" formnovalidate>Abbrechen</button>
-      </footer>
-    </form>
-  </article>
-</dialog>
-{% endblock content %}
-
-{% block script %}
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/datatables.js') }}"></script>
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/init_dt.js') }}"></script>
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/modal.js') }}"></script>
-<script>
-  window.onload = function () {
-    initDataTable("verlag-table");
-    initCreateButton("verlag-table", "Verlag hinzufügen …");
-    initModal("verlag-modal", "form_Verlag", ["Neuer Verlag", "Verlag bearbeiten"], ["{{ url_for('verlag.create') }}", "{{ url_for('verlag.update', id=-1) }}"]);
-  }
-</script>
-{% endblock script %}
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/werksform.html b/the_works/templates/views/werksform.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d9150c..0000000
--- a/the_works/templates/views/werksform.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-{% extends 'base.html' %}
-
-{% block title %}Werksformen{% endblock title %}
-
-{% block head %}
-<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='css/datatables.css') }}">
-{% endblock head %}
-
-{% block heading %}Werksformen{% endblock heading %}
-
-{% block content %}
-
-{% include "_icons.svg" %}
-
-<table id="werksform-table">
-  <thead>
-    <tr>
-      <th>Werksformen</th>
-      <th colspan="2">Aktionen</th>
-    </tr>  
-  </thead>
-  <tbody>
-    {% for werksform in werksformen %}
-    <tr id="werksform-{{ werksform['ID'] }}">
-      <td title="Werksform">{{ werksform["Werksform"] }}</td>
-      <td class="action action-update" data-id="{{ werksform['ID'] }}" data-werksform="{{werksform['Werksform'] }}"><a href="#" title="Werksform bearbeiten"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#update" /></svg></a></td>
-      <td id="delete-{{ werksform['ID'] }}" class="action"><a onclick="return confirm('Eintrag wirklich löschen?');" href="{{ url_for('werksform.delete', id=werksform['ID']) }}" title="Werksform löschen"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#delete" /></svg></a></td>
-    </tr>  
-    {% endfor %}
-  </tbody>
-</table>
-
-<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-heading" id="werksform-modal">
-  <article>
-    <form id="werksform_detail_form" method="dialog" >
-      <header>
-        <button class="modal-close" aria-label="close" rel="prev" formnovalidate></button>
-        <h1 id="dialog-heading">#</h1>
-      </header>
-
-      <fieldset>
-        <article>
-          <label>
-            <span class="required">Werksform</span>
-            <input id="form_Werksform" name="form_Werksform" aria-Label="Werksform" required autofocus/>
-          </label>
-        </article>
-      </fieldset>
-
-      <footer class="grid">
-        <button id="form_submit" type="submit" formmethod="post" formaction="#">OK</button>
-        <button class="secondary" aria-label="close" formmethod="dialog" formnovalidate>Abbrechen</button>
-      </footer>
-    </form>
-  </article>
-</dialog>
-{% endblock content %}
-
-{% block script %}
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/datatables.js') }}"></script>
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/init_dt.js') }}"></script>
-<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/modal.js') }}"></script>
-<script>
-  window.onload = function () {
-    initDataTable("werksform-table");
-    initCreateButton("werksform-table", "Werksform hinzufügen …");
-    initModal("werksform-modal", "form_Werksform", ["Neue Werksform", "Werksform bearbeiten"], ["{{ url_for('werksform.create') }}", "{{ url_for('werksform.update', id=-1) }}"]);
-  }
-</script>
-{% endblock script %}
diff --git a/the_works/views/genre.py b/the_works/views/genre.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f9fe322..0000000
--- a/the_works/views/genre.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request, redirect, flash, url_for
-from sqlalchemy import select
-from the_works.database import db
-from the_works.models import Genre
-
-bp = Blueprint("genre", __name__)
-
-@bp.route("/genre")
-@bp.route("/genre/all")
-def all():
-  return render_template("views/genre.html", genres=db.session.scalars(select(Genre)))
-
-@bp.route("/genre/create", methods=["POST"])
-def create():
-  db.session.add(Genre(Genre=request.form.get("form_Genre", default=None)))
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich hinzugefügt")
-  return redirect(url_for("genre.all"), code=303)
-
-@bp.route("/genre/update/<int:id>", methods=["POST"])
-def update(id):
-  genre = db.session.get(Genre, id)
-  if genre:
-    genre.Genre = request.form.get("form_Genre", default=None)
-    db.session.commit()
-    flash("Eintrag erfolgreich geändert")
-  else:
-    flash("Fehler beim Ändern: Eintrag nicht vorhanden")
-  return redirect(url_for("genre.all"), code=303)
-
-@bp.route("/genre/delete/<int:id>")
-def delete(id):
-  genre = db.session.get(Genre, id)
-  db.session.delete(genre)
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich gelöscht")
-  return redirect(url_for("genre.all"))
-
diff --git a/the_works/views/herausgeber.py b/the_works/views/herausgeber.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c4132c0..0000000
--- a/the_works/views/herausgeber.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request, redirect, flash, url_for
-from sqlalchemy import select
-from the_works.database import db
-from the_works.models import Herausgeber
-
-bp = Blueprint("herausgeber", __name__)
-
-@bp.route("/herausgeber")
-@bp.route("/herausgeber/all")
-def all():
-  return render_template("views/herausgeber.html", herausgeber=db.session.scalars(select(Herausgeber)))
-
-@bp.route("/herausgeber/create", methods=["POST"])
-def create():
-  db.session.add(Herausgeber(Name = request.form["form_Name"]))
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich hinzugefügt")
-  return redirect(url_for("herausgeber.all"), code=303)
-
-@bp.route("/herausgeber/update/<int:id>", methods=["POST"])
-def update(id):
-  herausgeber = db.session.get(Herausgeber, id)
-  herausgeber.Name = request.form["form_Name"]
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich geändert")
-  return redirect(url_for("herausgeber.all"), code=303)
-  
-@bp.route("/herausgeber/delete/<int:id>")
-def delete(id):
-  herausgeber = db.session.get(Herausgeber, id)
-  db.session.delete(herausgeber)
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich gelöscht")
-  return redirect(url_for("herausgeber.all"))
-
diff --git a/the_works/views/pseudonym.py b/the_works/views/pseudonym.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 48e724b..0000000
--- a/the_works/views/pseudonym.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request, redirect, flash, url_for
-from sqlalchemy import select
-from the_works.database import db
-from the_works.models import Pseudonym
-
-bp = Blueprint("pseudonym", __name__)
-
-@bp.route("/pseudonym")
-@bp.route("/pseudonym/all")
-def all():
-  return render_template("views/pseudonym.html", pseudonyme=db.session.scalars(select(Pseudonym)))
-
-@bp.route("/pseudonym/create", methods=["POST"])
-def create():
-  db.session.add(Pseudonym(Pseudonym = request.form["form_Pseudonym"]))
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich hinzugefügt")
-  return redirect(url_for("pseudonym.all"), code=303)
-
-@bp.route("/pseudonym/update/<int:id>", methods=["POST"])
-def update(id):
-  pseudonym = db.session.get(Pseudonym, id)
-  pseudonym.Pseudonym = request.form["form_Pseudonym"]
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich geändert")
-  return redirect(url_for("pseudonym.all"), code=303)
-  
-@bp.route("/pseudonym/delete/<int:id>")
-def delete(id):
-  pseudonym = db.session.get(Pseudonym, id)
-  db.session.delete(pseudonym)
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich gelöscht")
-  return redirect(url_for("pseudonym.all"))
-
diff --git a/the_works/views/sprache.py b/the_works/views/sprache.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2190460..0000000
--- a/the_works/views/sprache.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request, redirect, flash, url_for
-from sqlalchemy import select
-from the_works.database import db
-from the_works.models import Sprache
-
-bp = Blueprint("sprache", __name__)
-
-@bp.route("/sprache")
-@bp.route("/sprache/all")
-def all():
-  return render_template("views/sprache.html", sprachen=db.session.scalars(select(Sprache)))
-
-@bp.route("/sprache/create", methods=["POST"])
-def create():
-  db.session.add(Sprache(Sprache = request.form["form_Sprache"]))
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich hinzugefügt")
-  return redirect(url_for("sprache.all"), code=303)
-
-@bp.route("/sprache/update/<int:id>", methods=["POST"])
-def update(id):
-  sprache = db.session.get(Sprache, id)
-  sprache.Sprache = request.form["form_Sprache"]
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich geändert")
-  return redirect(url_for("sprache.all"), code=303)
-  
-@bp.route("/sprache/delete/<int:id>")
-def delete(id):
-  sprache = db.session.get(Sprache, id)
-  db.session.delete(sprache)
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich gelöscht")
-  return redirect(url_for("sprache.all"))
-
diff --git a/the_works/views/textform.py b/the_works/views/textform.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f9e05e..0000000
--- a/the_works/views/textform.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request, redirect, flash, url_for
-from sqlalchemy import select
-from the_works.database import db
-from the_works.models import Textform
-
-bp = Blueprint("textform", __name__)
-
-@bp.route("/textform")
-@bp.route("/textform/all")
-def all():
-  return render_template("views/textform.html", textformen=db.session.scalars(select(Textform)))
-
-@bp.route("/textform/create", methods=["POST"])
-def create():
-  db.session.add(Textform(Textform = request.form["form_Textform"]))
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich hinzugefügt")
-  return redirect(url_for("textform.all"), code=303)
-
-@bp.route("/textform/update/<int:id>", methods=["POST"])
-def update(id):
-  textform = db.session.get(Textform, id)
-  textform.Textform = request.form["form_Textform"]
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich geändert")
-  return redirect(url_for("textform.all"), code=303)
-  
-@bp.route("/textform/delete/<int:id>")
-def delete(id):
-  textform = db.session.get(Textform, id)
-  db.session.delete(textform)
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich gelöscht")
-  return redirect(url_for("textform.all"))
-
diff --git a/the_works/views/verlag.py b/the_works/views/verlag.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f7389fa..0000000
--- a/the_works/views/verlag.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request, redirect, flash, url_for
-from sqlalchemy import select
-from the_works.database import db
-from the_works.models import Verlag
-
-bp = Blueprint("verlag", __name__)
-
-@bp.route("/verlag")
-@bp.route("/verlag/all")
-def all():
-  return render_template("views/verlag.html", verlage=db.session.scalars(select(Verlag)))
-
-@bp.route("/verlag/create", methods=["POST"])
-def create():
-  db.session.add(Verlag(Verlag = request.form["form_Verlag"]))
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich hinzugefügt")
-  return redirect(url_for("verlag.all"), code=303)
-
-@bp.route("/verlag/update/<int:id>", methods=["POST"])
-def update(id):
-  verlag = db.session.get(Verlag, id)
-  verlag.Verlag = request.form["form_Verlag"]
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich geändert")
-  return redirect(url_for("verlag.all"), code=303)
-  
-@bp.route("/verlag/delete/<int:id>")
-def delete(id):
-  verlag = db.session.get(Verlag, id)
-  db.session.delete(verlag)
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich gelöscht")
-  return redirect(url_for("verlag.all"))
-
diff --git a/the_works/views/view.py b/the_works/views/view.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcd17b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/the_works/views/view.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+from abc import ABC
+from flask import render_template, request, redirect, flash, url_for
+from flask.views import View
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from the_works.database import db
+
+VIEWS = [
+  {"name": "all"},
+  {"name": "create"},
+  {"name": "update", "route_params": "/<int:id>"},
+  {"name": "delete", "route_params": "/<int:id>"}
+]
+
+
+class ViewBase(View, ABC):
+
+  init_every_request = False
+
+  def __init__(self, model, **kwargs):
+    self.model = model.lower()
+    self.Model = self.model.capitalize()
+    module_ = __import__("the_works.models", fromlist=[self.Model])
+    self.class_ = getattr(module_, self.Model)
+    self.title = kwargs["title"]
+    self.column = kwargs.get("column", self.Model)
+
+
+class ViewAll(ViewBase):
+  methods = ["GET"]
+  def dispatch_request(self):
+    return render_template(f"views/classviewable.html", items=db.session.scalars(select(self.class_)), title=self.title, model=self.model, column=self.column)
+
+
+class ViewCreate(ViewBase):
+  methods = ["POST"]
+  def dispatch_request(self):
+    kwargs = {self.column: request.form.get(f"form_{self.column}", default=None)}
+    db.session.add(self.class_(**kwargs))
+    db.session.commit()
+    flash("Eintrag erfolgreich hinzugefügt")
+    return redirect(url_for(f"{self.model}.all"), code=303)
+
+
+class ViewUpdate(ViewBase):
+  methods = ["POST"]
+  def dispatch_request(self, id: int):
+    record = db.session.get(self.class_, id)
+    if record:
+      setattr(record, self.column, request.form.get(f"form_{self.column}", default=None))
+      db.session.commit()
+      flash("Eintrag erfolgreich geändert")
+    else:
+      flash("Fehler beim Ändern: Eintrag nicht vorhanden")
+    return redirect(url_for(f"{self.model}.all"), code=303)
+
+  
+class ViewDelete(ViewBase):
+  methods = ["GET"]
+  def dispatch_request(self, id: int):
+    record = db.session.get(self.class_, id)
+    db.session.delete(record)
+    db.session.commit()
+    flash("Eintrag erfolgreich gelöscht")
+    return redirect(url_for(f"{self.model}.all"))
+
diff --git a/the_works/views/werksform.py b/the_works/views/werksform.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 41af10f..0000000
--- a/the_works/views/werksform.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request, redirect, flash, url_for
-from sqlalchemy import select
-from the_works.database import db
-from the_works.models import Werksform
-
-bp = Blueprint("werksform", __name__)
-
-@bp.route("/werksform")
-@bp.route("/werksform/all")
-def all():
-  return render_template("views/werksform.html", werksformen=db.session.scalars(select(Werksform)))
-
-@bp.route("/werksform/create", methods=["POST"])
-def create():
-  db.session.add(Werksform(Werksform = request.form["form_Werksform"]))
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich hinzugefügt")
-  return redirect(url_for("werksform.all"), code=303)
-
-@bp.route("/werksform/update/<int:id>", methods=["POST"])
-def update(id):
-  werksform = db.session.get(Werksform, id)
-  werksform.Werksform = request.form["form_Werksform"]
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich geändert")
-  return redirect(url_for("werksform.all"), code=303)
-  
-@bp.route("/werksform/delete/<int:id>")
-def delete(id):
-  werksform = db.session.get(Werksform, id)
-  db.session.delete(werksform)
-  db.session.commit()
-  flash("Eintrag erfolgreich gelöscht")
-  return redirect(url_for("werksform.all"))
-