"Only a small fraction of Herder's writings has been translated
into English, and such translations are often archaic and/or
unreliable. I know of no previous translation of the "Critical
Forests," for example, although the first and fourth parts, which
appear in the present volume, are of major interest to students of
aesthetics. With "Selected Writings on Aesthetics," these and other
texts by Herder are now accessible to readers of English, through
the pen of a translator who exhibits clarity and elegance of
style."--Hugh Barr Nisbet, University of Cambridge
"This much-needed book brings into English a philosopher
severely underrepresented in this language, yet of paramount
importance to any adequate understanding of the late eighteenth
century in Germany and indeed of the rest of Europe."--Robert E.
Norton, University of Notre Dame
"This collection provides translations of the most important
aesthetic writings of Herder, a crucial, original thinker in the
field of aesthetics, an important influence on later German
philosophy, and a writer whose significance has also been
acknowledged by such recent thinkers as Isaiah Berlin and Charles
Taylor. Even advanced scholars sometimes find a translation useful
for such a difficult writer, and some of the writings translated
here, such as "Critical Forests," are not very easily found even in
German."--Michael Inwood, Trinity College, Oxford
"This is a timely translation because Herder's importance is
more apparent than ever and his work is undergoing a significant
revaluation."--Cyrus Hamlin, Yale University
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