A Companion to the Works of Johann Gottfried Herder (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture, 30)

Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) is one of the great names of the classical age of German literature. One of the last universalists, he wrote on aesthetics, literary history and theory, historiography, anthropology, psychology,education, and theology; translated and adapted poetry from ancient Greek, English, Italian, even from Persian and Arabic; collected folk songs from around the world; and pioneered a better understanding of non-European cultures.A student of Kant's, he became Goethe's mentor in Strasbourg, and was a mastermind of the Sturm und Drang and a luminary of classical Weimar. But the wide range of Herder's interests and writings, along with his unorthodox ways of seeing things, seems to have prevented him being fully appreciated for any of them. His image has also been clouded by association with political ideologies, the proponents of which ignored the message of Humanität in histexts. So although Herder is acknowledged by scholars to be one of the great thinkers of European Enlightenment, there is no up-to-date, comprehensive introduction to his works in English, a lacuna this book fills with seventeennew, specially commissioned essays. Contributors: Hans Adler, Wulf Koepke, Steven Martinson, Marion Heinz and Heinrich Clairmont, John Zammito, Jürgen Trabant, Stefan Greif, Ulrich Gaier, Karl Menges, Christoph Bultmann, Martin Keßler, Arnd Bohm, Gerhard Sauder, Robert E. Norton, Harro Müller-Michaels, Günter Arnold, Kurt Kloocke, and Ernest A. Menze. Hans Adler is Halls-Bascom Professor of Modern Literature Studies at the Universityof Wisconsin-Madison. Wulf Koepke is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of German, Texas A&M University and recipient of the Medal of the International J. G. Herder Society. Table of Contents Introduction - and Wulf Koepke Herder's Life and Works - Steven D. Martinson Herder's Epistemology - Heinrich Clairmont and Marion Heinz Herder and Historical Metanarrative: What's Philosophical about History? - John H. Zammito Herder's Concept of Humanität - Herder and Language - Juergen Trabant Herder's Aesthetics and :Poetics - Stefan Greif Myth, Mythology, New Mythology - Ulrich Gaier Particular Universals: Herder on National Literature, Popular Literature, and World Literature - Karl Menges The Germans and Their Future Literature - Wulf Koepke Herder's Biblical Studies and Theology I - Christoph Bultmann Herder's Biblical Studies and Theology II - Martin Kessler Herder and Politics - Arnd Bohm Herder's Poetic Works and Translations - Gerhard Sauder Herder's Style - Herder as Critical Contemporary - Robert E. Norton Herder in Office - Harro Mueller-Michaels The Reception and Influence of Herder's Works - Guenter Arnold and Kurt Kloocke and Ernest A. Menze New, specially commissioned essays providing an in-depth scholarly introduction to the great thinker of the European Enlightenment.Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) is one of the great names of the classical age of German literature. One of the last universalists, he wrote on aesthetics, literary history and theory, historiography, anthropology, psychology,education, and theology; translated and adapted poetry from ancient Greek, English, Italian, even from Persian and Arabic; collected folk songs from around the world; and pioneered a better understanding of non-European cultures.A student of Kant's, he became Goethe's mentor in Strasbourg, and was a mastermind of the Sturm und Drang and a luminary of classical Weimar. But the wide range of Herder's interests and writings, along with his unorthodox ways of seeing things, seems to have prevented him being fully appreciated for any of them. His image has also been clouded by association with political ideologies, the proponents of which ignored the message of Humanität in histexts. So although Herder is acknowledged by scholars to be one of the great thinkers of European Enlightenment, there is no up-to-date, comprehensive introduction to his works in English, a lacuna this book fills with seventeennew, specially commissioned essays. Contributors: Hans Adler, Wulf Koepke, Steven Martinson, Marion Heinz and Heinrich Clairmont, John Zammito, Jürgen Trabant, Stefan Greif, Ulrich Gaier, Karl Menges, Christoph Bultmann, Martin Keßler, Arnd Bohm, Gerhard Sauder, Robert E. Norton, Harro Müller-Michaels, Günter Arnold, Kurt Kloocke, and Ernest A. Menze. Hans Adler is Halls-Bascom Professor of Modern Literature Studies at the Universityof Wisconsin-Madison. Wulf Koepke is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of German, Texas A&M University and recipient of the Medal of the International J. G. Herder Society. Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) is one of the great names of the classical age of German literature. One of the last universalists, he wrote on aesthetics, literary history and theory, historiography, anthropology, psychology, education, and theology; translated and adapted poetry from ancient Greek, English, Italian, even from Persian and Arabic; collected folk songs from around the world; and pioneered a better understanding of non-European cultures. A student of Kant's, he became Goethe's mentor in Strasbourg, and was a mastermind of the Sturm und Drang and a luminary of classical Weimar. But the wide range of Herder's interests and writings, along with his unorthodox ways of seeing things, seems to have prevented him being fully appreciated for any of them. His image has also been clouded by association with political ideologies, the proponents of which ignored the message of Humanitat in his texts. So although Herder is acknowledged by scholars to be one of the great thinkers of European Enlightenment, there is no up-to-date, comprehensive introduction to his works in English, a lacuna this book fills with seventeen new, specially commissioned essays. Hans Adler is Halls-Bascom Professor of Modern Literature Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Wulf Koepke is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of German, Texas A & M University and recipient of the Medal of the International J.G. Herder Society. Contributors include Hans Adler, Wulf Koepke, Steven Martinson, Marion Heinz and Heinrich Clairmont, John Zammito, Jurgen Trabant, Stefan Greif, Ulrich Gaier, Karl Menges, Christoph Bultmann, Martin Keler, Arnd Bohm, Gerhard Sauder, Robert E. Norton, Harro Muller-Michaels, Gunter Arnold, Kurt Kloocke, and Ernest A. Menze Herder's Life And Works / Steven D. Martinson -- Herder's Epistemology / Marion Heinz And Heinrich Clairmont -- Herder And Historical Metanarrative : What's Philosophical About History? / John Zammito -- Herder's Concept Of Humanität / Hans Adler -- Herder And Language / Jürgen Trabant -- Herder's Aesthetics And Poetics / Stefan Greif -- Myth, Mythology, New Mythology / Ulrich Gaier -- Particular Universals : Herder On National Literature, Popular Literature, And World Literature / Karl Menges -- Herder's Views On The Germans And Their Future Literature / Wulf Koepke -- Herder's Biblical Studies / Christoph Bultmann -- Herder's Theology / Martin Kessler -- Herder And Politics / Arnd Bohm -- Herder's Poetic Works, His Translations, And His Views On Poetry / Gerhard Sauder -- Herder's Style / Hans Adler -- Herder As Critical Contemporary / Robert E. Norton -- Herder In Office : His Duties As Superintendent Of Schools / Harro Müller-michaels -- Herder's Reception And Influence / Günter Arnold, Kurt Kloocke, And Ernest A. Menze. Edited By Hans Adler And Wulf Koepke. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [421]-457) And Index. Herder's life and works / Steven D. Martinson Herder's epistemology / Marion Heinz and Heinrich Clairmont Herder and historical metanarrative : what's philosophical about history? / John Zammito Herder's concept of humanitat / Hans Adler Herder and language / Jurgen Trabant Herder's aesthetics and poetics / Stefan Greif Myth, mythology, new mythology / Ulrich Gaier Particular universals : Herder on national literature, popular literature, and world literature / Karl Menges The Germans and their future language / Wulf Koepke Herder's Biblical studies / Christoph Bultmann Herder's theology / Martin Kessler Herder and politics / Arnd Bohm Herder's poetic works and translations / Gerhard Sauder Herder's style / Hans Adler Herder as critical contemporary / Robert E. Norton Herder in office / Harro Muller-Michaels The reception and influence of Herder's works / Gunter Arnold, Kurt Kloocke, and Ernest A. Menze. These specially commissioned essays provide an in-depth scholarly introduction to the great thinker of the European Enlightenment