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Schlegel

Friedrich Schlegel · German poet, critic and scholar, editor · 1772–1829

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Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (after 1814: von) Schlegel ( SHLAY-gəl; German:; 10 March 1772 – 12 January 1829) was a German literary critic, philosopher, and Indologist. With his older brother, August Wilhelm Schlegel, he was one of the main figures of Jena Romanticism. Born into a fervently Protestant family, Schlegel rejected religion as a young man in favor of atheism and individualism. He entered university to study law but instead focused on classical literature. He began a career as a writer and lecturer, and founded journals such as Athenaeum. […]

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