August Wilhelm Schlegel, Cosmopolitan of Art and Poetry

Focusing on August Wilhelm Schlegel's pivotal role in German and European Romanticism, this biography explores his multifaceted contributions as a poet, translator, and critic. Notably, he co-edited the influential periodical Athenaeum and produced the first metrical translation of Shakespeare into a foreign language. The work examines his extensive literary interests across various cultures and languages, while also contextualizing his influence on contemporaries like Coleridge and the French Romantics. Paulin's accessible narrative brings to light Schlegel's vast intellectual legacy and the broader Romantic movement.