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Schlegel

[shley-guhl]

noun

Au·gust Wil·helm von

[ou-goost vil-helm fuhn] , 1767–1845, German poet, critic, and translator.

his brother, Frie·drich von

[free-drikh fuhn] , 1772–1829, German critic, philosopher, and poet.

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Schlegel (German ˈʃleːɡəl)

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

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