Schlegel, August Wilhelm, von. German literary critic and linguist (1767-1845)Detailed letter, in own handwriting, to a privy Councillor, presumably Heyne in Göttingen. Thanks him for the kind acceptance of his Shakespeare. Asks him to draw the public's attention to this Shakeapeare. Speaks about Lenz and his brother Friedrich. Relates that Humboldt discovered an unknown Codex of Pindar and that he was metrically translating Agamemnon of Aeschylus, "a difficult undertaking" which, however, seemed to have turned out well! Jena, September 20, 1797.
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