HERDER, J. G.

Vom Geist der Ebräischen Poesie. Eine Anleitung für die Liebhaber derselben und der ältesten Geschichte des menschlichen Geistes. 2 vols.

Dessau, Kosten der Verlags-Kasse, 1782 - 1783.

8vo. Uniformly bound in two contemporary full calf bindings with five raised bands and richly gilt spines. All edges coloured in red. Wear to extremities, with slight loss of leather to spineends, showing headbands. Previous owner's stamp to both title-pages. Previous owner's name stamped to both title-pages. XVI, 374, (16) pp.; (6), 454, (10) pp.

First edition of Herder’s work on the aesthetic, spiritual and cultural dimensions of Hebrew poetry. Herder believed that understanding ancient Hebrew poetry was essential to grasp the development of human expression and the human spirit. He emphasizes the poetic quality of the Bible not merely as a religious text but as an expression of the human experience and emotional life.

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