by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing · Hamburger Lesehefte · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783872910165
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«Nathan der Weise» is the five-act dramatic poem by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, published by Hamburger Lesehefte in paperback (135 pages, in German).
Set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, the work brings together the wise Jew Nathan, Sultan Saladin and a young Templar in a reflection on coexistence between religions. Lessing uses the parable of the ring to defend tolerance and show that what matters is the sincere search for truth, not its exclusive possession.
The work was originally published in 1779. This volume is number 17 in the Hamburger Lesehefte collection and includes the complete text with verse numbering, an epilogue and annotations.
School edition, intended for students preparing for the Abitur and studying Enlightenment classics in class.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic. He was a representative of the Enlightenment. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the development of German literature. He is widely considered by theatre historians to be the first dramaturg in his role at Abel Seyler's Hamburg National Theatre. The word "dramaturgy" first appears in his work Hamburg Dramaturgy.
