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Vorlesungen über schöne Literatur und Kunst
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Vorlesungen über schöne Literatur und Kunst

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Vorlesungen über schöne Literatur und Kunst (Lectures on Fine Art and Literature) is a significant work by August Wilhelm von Schlegel, a key figure in the German Romantic movement. Delivered in Vienna between 1808 and 1811, these lectures surveyed European literature and thought, critiquing Greco-Roman classicism and the Enlightenment.1

Schlegel championed the Middle Ages and Romantic drama, praising Shakespeare and influencing the spread of Romantic ideas across Europe. His translations of Shakespeare became the standard in German literature. His brother, Friedrich von Schlegel, was also a critic and writer who inspired the early German Romantic movement with his philosophical ideas.12

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