August Wilhelm von Schlegel
1767 - 1845
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Biography
August Wilhelm von Schlegel was a German poet, translator, critic, and a leading figure in the Romantic movement. He was born in 1767 in Meissen, Electorate of Saxony, and later studied at the University of Göttingen. Schlegel's literary career was marked by his translations of Shakespeare's works into German, his pioneering views on comparative literature, and his influential lectures on dramatic art and literature in general.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Poetry is a mirror, which makes beautiful that which is distorted.
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The history of literature is the history of the human mind.
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Nature is the purest source of all beauty.
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In true poetry, the individual feels himself to be one with the world.
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Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do.