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- Romanticism: 100 Poems
- Romanticism: 100 Poems
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Introduction
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- Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832; Scottish)
- Friedrich Schlegel (1772–1829; German)
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834; English)
- Robert Southey (1774–1843; English)
- Ugo Foscolo (1778–1827; Italian)
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Friedrich Schlegel (1772–1829; German)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 February 2021
- Romanticism: 100 Poems
- Romanticism: 100 Poems
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part
- Part
- Part
- Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832; Scottish)
- Friedrich Schlegel (1772–1829; German)
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834; English)
- Robert Southey (1774–1843; English)
- Ugo Foscolo (1778–1827; Italian)
- Part
- Part
- Part
- Part
- Part
- Part
- Part
Summary
Friedrich and his brother August Wilhelm were the focus of a group in Jena now known as the Frühromantiker (“Early Romantics”). Better known for his theorizing about Romantic versus Classical literature, Friedrich also wrote poetry. “The Thicket,” which is about a sound, is unusual in its sound effects. The final words of the even-numbered lines in the German original are semi-rhymes or assonances on the diphthong au (like the “ou” in “sound”) as if it were the “one soft sound” that permeates every sound. I was unable to find English equivalents, except for “sound” itself, so I settled on the long “ee” sound.
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- Romanticism: 100 Poems , pp. 46 - 47Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021