Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel quote: “A definition of poetry can only determine…”

A quotation from the German philosopher, Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
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A definition of poetry can only determine what poetry should be and not what poetry actually was and is; otherwise the most concise formula would be: Poetry is that which at some time and some place was thus named.

– Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel –

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This quote is by Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel (1772-1829), German Philosopher

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