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Enlightenment / Romantic · Philosophy of culture

Treatise on the Origin of Language

by Johann Gottfried Herder. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Johann Gottfried Herder examining language, nation, history; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

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Date
1772
Origin
Germany
Era
Enlightenment / Romantic
Genre
Philosophy of culture
Difficulty
Challenging
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

LanguageNationHistory

Why it matters

A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Johann Gottfried Herder examining language, nation, history; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.