Early English reviews of Herder’s works

Early English reviews of Herder’s works



[Those reviews reproduced in John Boening’s ‘The Reception of Classical German Literature in England, 1760-1860. A Documentary History from Contemporary Periodicals. Garland Publishing, Inc., New York and London, 1977. (10 vols.) are signed JB ]





· Vom Geist der Ebräischen Poesie. In: Monthly Review. 1782, LXX, p.240. (JB)

· Tribute to the Memory of Ulric v. Hutten. In: Analytical Review. 1789, (JB) [extracts in my paper ‘Obscure sons’ see above]

· Vom Geist der Ebräischen Poesie. In: Monthly Review. 1789, 80, pp.642-650. (JB)

· Tribute to Ulrich of Hutten. In: Monthly Review. 1790, (JB) [extracts in my ‘Obscure sons’ see above]

· Gott, i.e. Dialogues Concerning God. In: Monthly Review. 1792, n.s.7, pp.547-554. (JB)

· Zerstreute Blätter von J. G. Herder. In: Critical Review. 1792, 2nd ser. 7, pp.506-510. (JB)

· Outlines of a Philosophy of the History of Man. In: Critical Review. 1800, 2nd ser. 30, pp.1-10, 169-175. (JB)

· J. G. Herder’s Tracts on Subjects relating to Christian Religion. In: The German Museum, or Monthly Repository of the Literature of Germany, the North and the Continent in General. 1800, 2, p.57.

· The German Parnassus: a Vision on Christmas Eve, 1800. In: The German Museum. 1801, 2, pp.188-192. [Helwig Garlieb Merkel] (JB)

· J. G. Hamann’s Miscellaneous Contributions towards an History of the Metacritical Invasion, &c. In: German Museum. 1801, 2, pp.472-474.

· Memoirs of Eminent Persons. In: Monthly Magazine. 1801, 11, pp.145-150. [William Taylor] (JB)

· Outlines of a Philosophy of the History of Man. In: Union Magazine. 1801, 2, pp.252-256. (JB)

· On the German Literature and Language (By Herder). In: The German Museum, 1801, 3, pp.355-358.

· Comment on ‘Oriental Dialogues’. In: Anti-Jacobin Review and Magazine. 1802, 13, pp.439-443. (JB)

· Oriental Dialogues. In: Monthly Review. 1802, n.s. 34, pp.134-136. (JB)

· Oriental Dialogues. In: Anti-Jacobin Review and Magazine. 1803, 14, pp.353-363. (JB)

· Outlines of a Philosophy of the History of Man. In: British Critic. 1803, 21, pp.154-159. (JB)

· Outlines of a Philosophy of the History of Man. In: Monthly Review. 1803, n.s. 41, pp.403-420. [Stephen Jones] (JB)

· Outlines of a Philosophy of the History of Man. In: Anti-Jacobin Review and Magazine. 1804, 18, pp.402-416; 19, pp.82-96; pp.491-504. (JB)

· Adrastea. In: Anti-Jacobin Review and Magazine. 1804, 18, p.485. (JB)

· Remarks on the Genius and Writings of Herder In: The Monthly Repository and Review of Theology and General Literature, 1808, III, pp.173-179. [Henry Crabb Robinson]

. Life of Herder. In: The Kendal Chronicle,(before August 1819)?

. Immanuel Kant and John Gottfried Herder. In: Westmoreland Gazette, Kendal, 28 August, 1819 [De Quincey]

· The German Student. No. XVIII. -Herder. In: Monthly Magazine. 1821, 51, pp.35-38. [William Taylor] (JB)

· The German Student. No. XIX. -Herder continued. In: Monthly Magazine. 1821, 51, pp.409-414. [William Taylor] (JB)

· Death of a German Great Man. In: London Magazine. 1823, 7, pp.373-380. [Thomas De Quincey] [see 1863 transcription above] (JB)

· Lines to the memory of Herder, the German Philosopher. In: Gentleman’s Magazine, 1829, XCIX, ii., p.89.

· Some Account of the Life and Writings of Herder*. In: The Monthly Repository.1830, New Series, 4, pp.729-738; 829-843.[John James Tayler] (JB)

· Herder’s Thoughts on the Philosophy of the History of Mankind. In: The Monthly Repository.1832, New Series, 6, Art. I. pp.34-42; Art. II. 86-97; Art. III. 165-178; Art. IV. 217-233 [John James Tayler] (JB, only Art I.)


· “Herder’s (J. G.) First Letter Relating to the Study of Theology.(Translated from the German for the Christian Reformer.)” In: The Christian Reformer; or, Unitarian Magazine and Review, Vol. 3, (No. XXXIII. September),1836, pp.682-690; Second Letter, Vol. 3, (No. XXXIV. October),1836, pp.682-690; Third Letter, Vol. 3, (No. XXXVI. December),1836, pp.841-846; Fourth Letter, Vol. 4, (No. XXXIX. March),1837, pp.193-198; Fifth Letter, Vol. 4, (No. XLI. May),1837, pp.348-351; Sixth Letter, Vol. 4, (No. XLIII. July),1837, pp.476-485; Seventh Letter, Vol. 4, (No. XLVII. November), 1837, pp.743-748. [probably John James Tayler]

· J. G. Herder’s Eighth Letter Relating to the Study of Theology. In: The Christian Reformer; or, Unitarian Magazine and Review, Vol. 5, (No. LIII. May),1838, pp.320-324.

. Herder, Johann Gottfried. In: The Penny Cyclopædia of The Society for the Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge. Volume XII. Hadley, John- Intestina., London: Charles Knight And Co., 22, Ludgate Street. MDCCCXXXVIII. Price Seven Shillings and Sixpence, bound in cloth 1838, p.148.

· Thoughts on the Philosophy of the History of the Human Race. Leip. 1828. In: Foreign Quarterly Review. 1840, 26, pp.44-51. (JB)

· Erinnerungen aus dem Leben Johann Gottfried Herder. In: Dublin Review. 1843, 14, pp.505-534. [Irvine, George] (JB)

· J. G. von Herder’s Ausgewählte Werke. In: Foreign Quarterly Review. 1846, 37, pp.150-162. [Bannister, Saxe] (JB)

· Herder’s remains. Unpublished letters by Herder and his Wife, Goethe, Schiller, Klopstock, &c. In: Literary Gazette. 1857, 39, pp.197-198. (JB)

· Aus Herder’s Nachlass. In: Westminster Review. 1857, 57, pp.176-177. (JB)

· Johann Gottfried Herder. In: Evangelical Review. 1861-62, 13, pp.472- [J. H. W. Stuckenberg]

· “The Church and Theology of Germany during the Nineteenth Century.” In: The National Review, Vol. 18, 1864, January, Art. VIII, pp.191-230. [John James Tayler][Herder, pp.194-6]

· “Herder as Theologian (Part I.): biographical.” In: The Theological Review: A Journal of Religious Thought and Life, Vol. 9, April, 1872, pp.179-196. [J. Frederick Smith (1839-1898)]

· “Herder as Theologian (Part II.)” In: The Theological Review: A Journal of Religious Thought and Life, Vol. 9, October, 1872, pp.437-457.

· Johann Gottfried Herder. In: Germany, past and present. London, 1881, pp.256- [Sabine Baring-Gould; O. Pfleiderer]

· Johann Gottfried Herder. In: Fortnightly Review. 1882, (NS32), pp.468-484. [James Sully]