Schlegel


August Wilhelm von
[ou-goo st vil-helm fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/ (Show IPA), 1767–1845, German poet, critic, and translator.
his brother, Friedrich von
[free-drikh fuh n] /ˈfri drɪx fən/ (Show IPA), 1772–1829, German critic, philosopher, and poet.
Contemporary Examples

Schlegel and others also objected to the absence of any urologists or cancer specialists on the panel.
Are PSA Screenings for Prostate Cancer Bad for Your Health? Casey Schwartz May 21, 2012

Schlegel also predicted there would be more arrests and beatings at unapproved protests.
Anger Over Elections Fuels More Russian Protest Plans Anna Nemtsova December 7, 2011

“The basic problem is that they compared PSA screening to usual care,” Schlegel said.
Are PSA Screenings for Prostate Cancer Bad for Your Health? Casey Schwartz May 21, 2012

Historical Examples

This sublime art seemed to respond best to Schlegel’s inmost feelings.
The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 Friedrich Schlegel

Schlegel dismisses her in haste, as a species of female fury.
Characteristics of Women Anna Jameson

It is impossible to suppose that a Greek would have been satisfied with the bald fate-theory of Schlegel.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2) John Addington Symonds

Our own experience has been different from that of Schlegel.
The Life of Friedrich Schiller Thomas Carlyle

This effect of the double action seems to have been pointed out first by Schlegel.
Shakespearean Tragedy A. C. Bradley

Whereas Miss Schlegel has lost no time in publishing the news.
Howards End E. M. Forster

Schiller and Wieland and Schlegel liked her better, and understood her better.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VII John Lord

noun
August Wilhelm von (ˈauɡʊst ˈvɪlhɛlm fɔn). 1767–1845, German romantic critic and scholar, noted particularly for his translations of Shakespeare
his brother, Friedrich von (ˈfriːdrɪç fɔn). 1772–1829, German philosopher and critic; a founder of the romantic movement in Germany

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