The University of Chicago

HERDER’S CONCEPTION OF
“DAS VOLK”

A DISSERTATION
SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY
OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND LITERATURE
IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

DEPARTMENT OF GERMANICS

BY
GEORGIANA R. SIMPSON

Private Edition, Distributed By
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LIBRARIES
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
1921

Composed and Printed By
The University of Chicago Press
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY
OF MY
FRIEND AND TEACHER
FRÄULEIN AGNES BURCHARD
OF
ROSTOCK, GERMANY