Nathan the Wise, Minna Von Barnhelm, and Other Plays and Writings: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and Hannah Arendt

Book Overview

Lessing was a playwright, scholar, poet, archeologist, philosopher, and critic. His genius is evident in the works collected in this volume, which includes the comedy Minna von Barnhelm, the tragedy Emilia, Galotti, Nathan the Wise, The Jews (and related correspondence), Ernst and Falk: Conversations for the Freemasons, and selections from philosophical and theological writings

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826407072
• ISBN13: 9780826407078
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

One of worlds masterpieces

"Nathan the Wise" is one of the greatest and wisest dramas I ever read, not only the picturesque and interesting backround but also the wise, idealistic and forwardlooking image that the author produces makes the drama worth being read by everybody. Lessing wrote this drama two-hundred years ago and that fact makes it even more interesting to see the message that it tries to spread, because in our-days-world the demand for humanity and tolerance is more important than ever.