Voices of the Peoples in Their Songs
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Voices of the Peoples in Their Songs is Johann Gottfried Herder’s influential collection of folk poetry and songs from various cultures, foundational to the development of Romantic nationalism and the study of folklore.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk song collection
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literary work → poetry anthology → |
| aimsTo |
demonstrate the value of popular poetry
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preserve folk traditions → |
| associatedWith |
German Romanticism
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early nationalism → |
| author |
Johann Gottfried Herder
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| compiler |
Johann Gottfried Herder
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| contains |
folk poems
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folk songs → translations of foreign songs → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
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| emphasizes |
emotional expression in song
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the voice of common people → |
| focusesOn |
various cultures
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vernacular traditions → |
| genre |
Romantic literature
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folk poetry → folklore → |
| hasForm |
anthology
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collection of translated texts → |
| hasLanguage |
German
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| influenced |
Romantic nationalism
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comparative literature → folklore studies → national philology → |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment thought
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oral folk traditions → |
| keyConcept |
Volksgeist
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Volkslied → |
| literaryMovement |
Romanticism
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| mainTheme |
cultural diversity
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folk culture → national identity → oral tradition → |
| recognizedAs |
foundational work in folklore studies
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influential source for Romantic nationalism → |
| scholarlyField |
cultural history
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ethnology → folkloristics → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Johann Gottfried Herder
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Johann Gottfried Herder → |
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