August Wilhelm von Schlegel

August Wilhelm von Schlegel (1767-1845) was a German man of letters, born at Hanover. He studied theology at first, but turned to literature and began with poetry. He settled in Jena, and in 1798 became professor of Fine Arts there. He was associated in literary work with Madame de Staël for 14 years. In 1708, he delivered "Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature" at Vienna, and finished with a professorship of Literature at Bonn, having previously distinguished himself by translations into German of Shakespeare, Dante, &c. He devoted himself to the study of Sanskrit when at Bonn, where he had Heine for pupil.

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