Emilia Galotti

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.