Schlegels Theorie des Verstehens nimmt Grundgedanken der modernen philosophischen Hermeneutik vorweg. Entwickelt hat Schlegel seine »hermeneutische Kritik« im Anschluss an die Textkritik und Hermeneutik der damaligen Altertumswissenschaft (F. A. Wolf). Mit seiner »hermeneutischen Kritik« werden der künstlerische Schaffensprozess und der Existenzvollzug des Menschen sowie die positive Rolle des Nichtverstehens thematisiert - Aspekte, die nicht ohne Nachwirkung auf die postromantische Entwicklung der Hermeneutik geblieben sind.
Schlegel's theory of understanding anticipated the fundamental ideas of modern philosophical hermeneutics. Schlegel developed his »hermeneutical critique» subsequent to the textual criticism and hermeneutics of classical studies (F. A. Wolf) at that time. In his »hermeneutical critique,» he deals with the creative process and man's process of infinite becoming as well as the positive role of incomprehensibility, aspects which had an influence on the post-Romantic development of hermeneutics.
Schlegel's theory of understanding anticipated the fundamental ideas of modern philosophical hermeneutics. Schlegel developed his »hermeneutical critique» subsequent to the textual criticism and hermeneutics of classical studies (F. A. Wolf) at that time. In his »hermeneutical critique,» he deals with the creative process and man's process of infinite becoming as well as the positive role of incomprehensibility, aspects which had an influence on the post-Romantic development of hermeneutics.