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TITLE:
Nathan the Wise, Minna von Barnhelm, and other plays and writings / Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ; edited by Peter Demetz ; foreword by Hannah Arendt.
Publication Date:
1994, 1991
Publication Information:
New York : Continuum,
Volume:
v. 12
Physical Description:
xxvii, 335 p.
Subject Term:
Summary:
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.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780826407078