Presents the first English translation of Herder's foundational essay along with critical responses to it by today's leading Herder scholars.

This volume presents a comprehensive selection of his writings in a new translation, with an introduction that sets them in their philosophical and historical context.

In this landmark essay, Herder combines rationalist and empiricist thought with a wide range of sources—from the classics to Norse legend, Shakespeare to the Bible—to illuminate the ways we experience sculpture.

This is the first new, unabridged English translation of the Ideas in more than two centuries. Gregory Martin Moore’s lively, modern English text, extensive introduction, and commentary bring this neglected masterpiece back to life.