Friedrich von Schlegel was born in Hanover on 10th March, 1772. He was a German writer, philosopher and critic. He studied law at the University of Gottingen (1790). Thereafter, he joined the University of Leipzig. He was greatly influenced by Greek philosophy and culture. At Leipzig, he came in contact with Novalis, philosopher and author.
Philosopher Friedrich von Schlegel was a groundbreaker of comparative Indo-European linguistics and comparative philology. He went to Dresden in 1794 where he studied culture of antiquity and literature. In 1797, he published his work 'The Greeks and Romans'. He played an important role in influencing the early German Romantic Movement. He was greatly influenced by the philosophy of JG Fichte.
He co-founded the literary journal Athenaum along with his brother. Athenaum was an organ of the early Romantic Movement. From 1798 to 1800, he was the editor of this journal. He was appointed the lecturer at the University of Jena, where he worked from 1800 to 1801. He settled in Paris where he studied Sanskrit. The Europa journal was published by him in 1803 and worked as its editor till 1805. He got married to Dorothea Veit in 1804 and went to Cologne. The couple moved to Vienna in 1808. Schlegel joined the Austrian Foreign Office after going to Vienna.
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He was the founder and editor of Deutsches Museum (1812-13). He was the secretary of the Austrian legation at the German Confederation in Frankfurt from 1815 to 1818. Writer Friedrich von Schlegel breathed his last breath on 12th January, 1829.
Some of the notable works of Friedrich von Schlegel are as follows:
- 1797- Die Griechen Und Romer
- 1798- Geschichte Der Poesie Der Griechen Und Romer
- 1799- Lucinde
- 1800- Gesprach Uber Die Poesie
- 1801- Charasteriken Und Kritiken
- 1802- Alarcos
- 1808- Uber Die Spache Und Weisheit Der Indier
- 1809- Gedichte
- 1811- Uber Die Neurere Geschichte
- 1812- Geschichte Der Alten Und Neuren Literatur
- 1815- Geschichte Der Alten Und Neuen Litteratur
- 1828- Philosophie Des Lebens
- 1829- Philosophie Der Geschichte
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