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August Wilhelm von Schlegel
August Wilhelm von Schlegel , 1767–1845, German scholar and poet. With his brother, Friedrich von Schlegel, he founded the Athenaeum, which he edited (1798–1800). He served as secretary to Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (later Charles XIV of Sweden) and became professor (1818–45) of art and literary history at Bonn. Schlegel was one of the first critics to see the importance of social evolution in the history of art, and he was a champion of the Nibelungenlied. He is most noted for his extraordinary translations of Shakespeare (1797–1810), later completed by Ludwig Tieck and others, which established Shakespeare's greatness in Germany. |
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"August Wilhelm von Schlegel." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "August Wilhelm von Schlegel." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-SchlegelA.html "August Wilhelm von Schlegel." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-SchlegelA.html |
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Schlegel, August Wilhelm von
Schlegel, August Wilhelm von (1767–1845), German dramatist who wrote 16 plays, now forgotten, and is mainly remembered as the translator, with his friend Tieck, of 17 of Shakespeare's plays. These versions, in spite of their romanticism, are still the ones most often performed in Germany. He also translated Dante, and some of the plays of Cervantes and Calderón.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Schlegel, August Wilhelm von." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Schlegel, August Wilhelm von." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-SchlegelAugustWilhelmvon.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Schlegel, August Wilhelm von." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-SchlegelAugustWilhelmvon.html |
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Schlegel, August Wilhelm von
Schlegel, August Wilhelm von (1767–1845), German Romanticist, critic, and philologist, chiefly known in England for his translation into German, with the assistance of his wife and others, of the plays of Shakespeare, and for his influence on Coleridge.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Schlegel, August Wilhelm von." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Schlegel, August Wilhelm von." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-SchlegelAugustWilhelmvon.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Schlegel, August Wilhelm von." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-SchlegelAugustWilhelmvon.html |
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Schlegel, August Wilhelm von
Schlegel, August Wilhelm von (1767–1845) German poet, critic, and scholar. The founder and editor of the Athenaeum, Schlegel was one of the leading propagandists of German Romanticism. His major work was On the Language and Wisdom of India (1808).
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"Schlegel, August Wilhelm von." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Schlegel, August Wilhelm von." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-SchlegelAugustWilhelmvon.html "Schlegel, August Wilhelm von." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-SchlegelAugustWilhelmvon.html |
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