Emilia Galotti
by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Emilia Galotti is a play in five acts by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, which premiered on 8 March 1772 in Brunswick. The work is a classic example of German bürgerliches Trauerspiel. Other works in this category include Schiller's Kabale und Liebe and Hebbel's Maria Magdalene.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and an outstanding representative of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the development of German literature.
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