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18th-century literary critics

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Adam MüllerAuthor · BooksAdam Heinrich Müller (30 June 1779 – 17 January 1829; after 1827 Ritter von Nitterdorf) was a German-Austrian conservative philosopher, literary critic, and political economist, working…
Adolf MüllnerAuthor · BooksAmandus Gottfried Adolf Müllner (18 October 177411 June 1829) was a German critic and dramatic poet.
Agustín DuránAuthor · BooksAgustín Durán (14 October 17891 December 1862), Spanish scholar, was born in Madrid, where his father was the court physician.
Alexander PushkinAuthor · BooksEugene Onegin is dated 1823. The Fountain of Bakhchisaray is dated 1821.
Alexander SumarokovAuthor · BooksAlexander Petrovich Sumarokov (Villmanstrand –) was a Russian poet and playwright who single-handedly created classical theatre in Russia, thus assisting Mikhail Lomonosov to inaugurate the…
Alexandre Balthazar Laurent Grimod de La ReynièreAuthor · BooksIllustration — Grimod de La Reynière
Amalia von HelvigAuthor · BooksAnna Amalia von Helvig (August 16, 1776 – September 17, 1831) was a German and Swedish artist, writer, translator, socialite, Salonist and culture personality.
Anna Laetitia BarbauldAuthor · BooksAnna Laetitia Barbauld (by herself possibly, as in French, Aikin; 20 June 1743 – 9 March 1825) was a prominent English poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, and author of children's…
Antiochus KantemirAuthor · BooksAntiochus or Antioch Kantemir or Cantemir (Russian: Антиох Дмитриевич Кантемир, romanized: Antiokh Dmitrievich Kantemir; Romanian: Antioh Cantemir; Turkish: Antioh Kantemiroğlu;
Antoine Léonard ThomasAuthor · BooksAntoine Léonard Thomas (1 October 1732 – 17 September 1785) was a French poet and literary critic, best known in his time for his great eloquence, especially for éloges in praise of past…
August Wilhelm SchlegelAuthor · BooksAugust Wilhelm von Schlegel (Schlegel until 1812; lang; 8 September 176712 May 1845) was a German scholar, critic, Orientalist, Indologist, translator and poet.
Azar BigdeliAuthor · BooksHajji Lotf-Ali Beg Azar Bigdeli, better known as Azar Bigdeli ("Azar" was his pen name; 1722–1781), was an Iranian anthologist and poet.
Caroline SchellingAuthor · BooksCaroline Schelling (Karoline), née Michaelis, widowed Böhmer, divorced Schlegel (2 September 1763 Göttingen – 7 September 1809 Maulbronn), was a German intellectual.
Charles de RémusatAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait of Rémusat by Paul Delaroche
Charles Palissot de MontenoyAuthor · BooksCharles Palissot de Montenoy (3 January 1730 – 15 June 1814) was an 18th-century French playwright, admirer and disciple of Voltaire and Antoine de Rivarol.
Charles-Guillaume ÉtienneAuthor · BooksIllustration — Charles-Guillaume Étienne
Claude Charles FaurielAuthor · BooksClaude Charles Fauriel (klod ʃaʁl foʁjɛl; 21 October 1772 – 15 July 1844) was a French historian, philologist and critic.
Edmond MaloneAuthor · BooksEdmond Malone (4 October 174125 May 1812) was an Irish barrister, Shakespearean scholar and editor of the works of William Shakespeare.
Faddey BulgarinAuthor · BooksFaddei Venediktovich Bulgarin (5 July 1789 – 13 September 1859), born Jan Tadeusz Krzysztof Bułharyn, was a Russian writer, journalist and publisher of Polish ancestry.
Franciszek Ksawery DmochowskiAuthor · BooksFranciszek Ksawery Dmochowski (1762–1818) was a Polish Romantic novelist, poet, translator, publisher, critic, and satirist. Father of Franciszek Salezy Dmochowski.
François GuizotAuthor · BooksFrançois Pierre Guillaume Guizot (lang; 4 October 1787 – 12 September 1874) was a French historian, orator and statesman.
Franz Xaver NiemetschekPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Niemetschek
Friedrich August WolfAuthor · BooksFriedrich August Wolf (German: [vɔlf]; 15 February 1759 – 8 August 1824) was a German classicist who is considered the founder of classical and modern philology.
Gabriele RossettiAuthor · BooksGabriele Pasquale Giuseppe Rossetti (28 February 1783 – 24 April 1854) was an Italian nobleman, poet, constitutionalist, scholar, and founder of the secret society Carbonari.
Germaine de StaëlAuthor · BooksAnne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein (Necker; 22 April 176614 July 1817), commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a prominent Genevan and French novelist, woman of letters, philosopher,…
Gotthold Ephraim LessingAuthor · BooksGotthold Ephraim Lessing (22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a German philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic. He was a representative of the Enlightenment.
Hans Ferdinand MassmannAuthor · BooksIllustration — Hans Ferdinand Massmann.
Heinrich Christian BoieAuthor · BooksHeinrich Christian Boie (19 July 1744 – 3 March 1806) was a German author. In 1781, he was appointed as landfoged of North Dithmarschen.
Heinrich HeineAuthor · BooksChristian Johann Heinrich Heine (born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, writer and literary critic.
Helmina von ChézyAuthor · BooksHelmina von Chézy (26 January 1783 – 28 January 1856), née Wilhelmine Christiane von Klencke, was a German journalist, poet and playwright.
James BeattieAuthor · BooksJames Beattie was a linguist, poet, translator, philosopher, writer and literary critic (1735–1803). He was born in Laurencekirk and died in Aberdeen.
Jean-Baptiste-Antoine SuardAuthor · BooksJean-Baptiste-Antoine Suard (15 January 1732 in Besançon – 20 July 1817 in Paris) was a French writer, translator and man of letters during the Age of Enlightenment.
Johan Ludvig HeibergAuthor · BooksJohan Ludvig Heiberg (14 December 1791 – 25 August 1860), Danish poet, playwright, literary critic, literary historian son of the political writer Peter Andreas Heiberg (1758–1841), and of…
Johann Christoph GottschedAuthor · BooksJohann Christoph Gottsched (lang; 2 February 1700 – 12 December 1766) was a German philosopher, author, critic and grammarian of the Enlightenment.
Johann Elias SchlegelAuthor · BooksJohann Elias Schlegel (January 17, 1719 – August 13, 1749) was a German critic and dramatic poet.
Johann Gottfried GruberAuthor · BooksJohann Gottfried Gruber (29 November 1774 – 7 August 1851) was a German critic and literary historian.
John NealAuthor · BooksJohn Neal (August 25, 1793 – June 20, 1876) was an American writer, critic, editor, lecturer, and activist.
John WilsonAuthor · BooksIllustration — John Wilson c.1840
José Marchena Ruiz de CuetoAuthor · BooksJosé Marchena Ruiz de Cueto (November 18, 1768 – January 31, 1821), also known as Abate Marchena, was a Spanish writer, who studied with distinction at the University of Salamanca.
Joseph WartonAuthor · BooksIllustration — A 1777 portrait of Warton by Joshua Reynolds
Karl August Varnhagen von EnseAuthor · BooksKarl August Varnhagen von Ense (21 February 1785 in Düsseldorf – 10 October 1858 in Berlin) was a German biographer, diplomat and soldier.
Karoline PichlerPerson · Music memorabiliaCaroline Pichler, also spelled Karoline, (7 September 1769 – 9 July 1843) was an Austrian historical novelist.
Louis-Marcelin de FontanesAuthor · BooksLouis Jean-Pierre, marquis de Fontanes (6 March 175717 March 1821) was a French poet and politician.
Ludwig TieckAuthor · BooksJohann Ludwig Tieck (lang; 31 May 177328 April 1853) was a German poet, fiction writer, translator, and critic.
Manuel Bretón de los HerrerosAuthor · BooksManuel Bretón de los Herreros (19 December 17968 November 1873) was a Spanish dramatist.
Pyotr VyazemskyAuthor · BooksPrince Pyotr Andreyevich Vyazemsky (23 July 1792 – 22 November 1878) was a Russian poet and a leading personality of the Golden Age of Russian poetry.
Robert SoutheyAuthor · BooksRobert Southey (12 August 1774 – 21 March 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, and Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death.
Samuel LindeAuthor · BooksIllustration — Samuel Linde
Saverio BettinelliAuthor · BooksSaverio Bettinelli (18 July 1718 – 13 September 1808) was an Italian Jesuit priest and writer. He became known as a polymath, dramatist, polemicist, poet, and literary critic.
Thomas GrayAuthor · BooksThomas Gray (26 December 1716 – 30 July 1771) was an English poet, letter-writer, and classical scholar at Cambridge University, being a fellow first of Peterhouse then of Pembroke College.
Thomas ThorildAuthor · BooksThomas Thorild (Svarteborg, Bohuslän, 18 April 1759 – Greifswald, Swedish Pomerania, 1 October 1808), was a Swedish poet, critic, feminist and philosopher.
Thomas WartonAuthor · Books
Ugo FoscoloAuthor · BooksUgo Foscolo (6 February 177810 September 1827), born Niccolò Foscolo, was an Italian writer, revolutionary and poet.
Valentin VodnikAuthor · BooksValentin Vodnik (3 February 1758 – 8 January 1819) was a Slovene priest, journalist and poet from Carniola. He was active in the late Enlightenment period.
William HazlittArtist · PaintingsWilliam Hazlitt (10 April 177818 September 1830) was an English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher.
Willibald AlexisPerson · Music memorabiliaWillibald Alexis, the pseudonym of Georg Wilhelm Heinrich Häring (29 June 179816 December 1871), was a German historical novelist, considered part of the Young Germany movement.
Wolfgang MenzelAuthor · BooksWolfgang Menzel (21 June 1798 23 April 1873) was a German poet, critic and literary historian, who was born in Waldenburg (Wałbrzych) in Prussian Silesia.

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