On the New German Literature
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On the New German Literature is an influential critical work by Johann Gottfried Herder that helped shape early German Romanticism by advocating for a national literature rooted in folk culture and the German language.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On the New German Literature canonical | 2 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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literary criticism work ⓘ |
| advocates |
a national literature rooted in folk culture
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the use of the German language in high literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
development of German national consciousness
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rise of interest in Volkslied (folk song) ⓘ |
| author | Johann Gottfried Herder ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticizes |
imitation of French literary models
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overreliance on classical norms in German literature ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
historical and cultural specificity in literature
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the value of popular poetry and song ⓘ |
| genre | literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasAuthorIdea | literature should express the spirit of a people (Volksgeist) ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
contributed to the reevaluation of folk traditions in European literary theory
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helped shape the program of early German Romanticism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
19th-century ideas of national literature
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concept of Volksgeist in later German thought ⓘ |
| influenced | early German Romanticism ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
folk culture
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national literature ⓘ role of the German language in literature ⓘ |
| movement |
Sturm und Drang
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early German Romanticism ⓘ |
| partOf | Herder's early critical writings ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext |
European Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
transition to Romanticism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Herder's ideas on language and culture
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Herder's later work on folk poetry ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly studies on the origins of German Romanticism ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | On the New German Literature self-link ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Johann Gottfried Herder