"First published in 1773, as one of five contributions to a pamphlet edited by Herder himself and entitled Von deutscher Art und Kunst (On German Character and Art)"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-82) and index.
Note
Translated from the German.
Summary
A key document in the German reception of Shakespeare, Herder's essay is a repudiation of the normative poetics of the Enlightenment and the hegemony of French neoclassicism, as well as a passionate defence of European diversity in an age of increasing homogeneity.