Herder's conception of "das Volk"

by Georgiana Rose Simpson

GERMAN—SIXTY-TWO PIECES

Content—themes: love, war, religion, dance, court life, rural life, fairy tales, domestic life.

Form—rhythm and rhyme marked; often irregular.

Method of appeal—concrete pictures; abstract thinking.

ENGLISH AND SCOTCH—THREE PIECES

Content—themes: love, war, religion, domestic life, idyllic scenes, court life, vengeance, ghost and fairy tales.

Form—marked rhyme and rhythm; blank verse, irregular rhyme and rhythm.

Method of appeal—concrete pictures; abstract thinking; deep reflecting; dramatic presentations.

ESTHONIAN—FIVE PIECES

Content—themes: love, war, marriage, tyranny.