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Durch seine literaturgeschichtlichen, philosophischen und theologischen Schriften berühmt und auch angefeindet, hatte Herder Mai 1769 seine Stelle als Domprediger in Riga aufgegeben und war auf einem Handelsschiff in See gestochen, um dem Ärger des Amtes und des Literaturbetriebs zu entkommen.
Famous and frequently attacked for his writings on literary history, philosophy, and theology, Herder had given up his position as cathedral preacher in Riga in 1769 and had gone to sea aboard a merchant ship to escape the aggravations of his office and of the literary scene.
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