Shakespeare

by Johann Gottfried Herder

Book Overview

Without Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803), we simply would not understand Shakespeare in the way we do. In fact, much literature and art besides Shakespeare would neither look the same nor be the same without the influence of Herder's "Shakespeare" (1773). One of the most important and original works in the history of literary criticism, this passionate essay pioneered a new, historicist approach to cultural artifacts by arguing that they should...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069124216X
• ISBN13: 9780691242163
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 3.8" x 5.8"