Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Books


Nathan the Wise

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Nathan the Wise is a play published by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing in 1779. It is a fervent plea for religious tolerance. Its performance was forbidden by the church during Lessing's lifetime, and it was..

Hamburgische Dramaturgie

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

The Hamburg Dramaturgy is a highly influential work on drama by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, written between 1767 and 1769. It was not originally conceived as a unified and systematical book, but rather ..

Emilia Galotti

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 c..

Miss Sara Sampson

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Miss Sara Sampson is a play by the Enlightenment philosopher, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Written in 1755 while the author was living in Potsdam, it is seen by many scholars to be one of the first bourg..

Lieder von Lessing

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Lieder von Lessing is a German poem collection written by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and an outstanding representative of the Enl..

Minna Von Barnhelm

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Minna Von Barnhelm is a German drama translated into english and originally written by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and an outstand..