"The history of literature is the history of the human mind."
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About August Wilhelm von Schlegel
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.
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