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Herder’s essay, “Shakespeare,” appears in Selected
Writings on Aesthetics by Johann Gottfried Herder,
translated and edited by Gregory Moore
(Princeton University Press, 2006)

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Herder, Johann Gottfried, 1744–1803.
Shakespeare / Johann Gottfried Herder ; translated, edited,
and with an introduction by Gregory Moore.
p.    cm.
“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)” — T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 978-0-691-13535-9 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
1. Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616—Criticism and interpretation.
I. Moore, Gregory, 1972– II. Title.
PR2978.H45           2008
822.3′3—dc22          2007025547

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