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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Also known as: Gotthold Lessing
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (; German: [ˈɡɔthɔlt ˈeːfʁa.ɪm ˈlɛsɪŋ] ; 22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) 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.
NATHAN, in a travelling dress, DAYA meeting him.
— from Nathan der Weise
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Literary and philosophical essays
That we should not judge of our happiness until after our death. That to philsophise is to learne how to die. Of the institution and education of children. Of friendship. Of bookes. By Montaigne. -- Montaigne. What is a classic? by C.-A. Sainte-Beuve. --The poetry of the Celtic races, by E. Renan. --The education of the human race, by G.E. Lessing. --Letters upon the aesthetic education of man, by J.C.F. Schiller. --Fundamental principles of the metaphysic of morals. Transition from popular moral philosophy to the metaphysic of morals. by I.Kant. --Byron and Goethe, by G. Mazzini.
Nathan der Weise
Nathan the Wise (original German title: Nathan der Weise) is the last play published by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. The play was published in 1779; its world premiere took place only in 1783, two years after Lessing's death, at the Döbbelinsches Theater in Berlin. It is a fervent plea for religious tolerance. Set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, just after the 1187 taking of Jerusalem by Saladin (1187), it describes how the wise Jewish merchant Nathan, the enlightened sultan Saladin, and the (initially anonymous) Templar, bridge their gaps between Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. Its major themes are friendship, religious and social tolerance, the value of inherited traditions of religion (and the damage done when those of different religious persuasions attack each other instead of focusing on the welfare of humankind), the validation of human goodness and moral intelligence as the source of good in the world, and the need for communication, self-questioning, and openness to others' good intentions.
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Plutarch: Die Haubenlerche Aus dem altindischen Pantschatantra: Der zerbrochene Topf Aus dem 13. Jahrhundert: Das Gänslein Hans Folz: Drei listige Frauen Aus dem Hitopadesa: Vom Hund, dem Esel und dem Dieb Christian Hofmann von Hofmannswaldau: Drei Rätsel Unbekannt: Die Schildbürger und der Maushund Unbekannt: Till Eulenspiegel führt die Milchfrauen an der Nase herum Christian Weise: Olla Podrida Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: Die Haushaltung Liselotte von der Pfalz: Das Wunder Abraham a Santa Clara: Aus der Großen Totenbrüderschaft Magnus Gottfried Lichtwer: Der Vogel Platea und die Reiher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Vanitas! Vanitatum vanitas! Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Brief an die Cousine Maria Anna Thekla Mozart Heinrich Heine: Kleines Volk Ludwig Aurbacher: Seltsame Jagdpacht Johann Peter Hebel: Der Zahnarzt Johann Peter Hebel: Drei Worte Johann Gottfried Seume: Trotz kommt teuer zu stehen Valentin Schumann: Von einem Edelmann und einem Maler Volkstümliches aus Sachsen: Finster war's, der Mond schien helle Christian Morgenstern: Die Probe Heinrich Zschokke: Wahrheit gilt nichts Heinrich von Kleist: Charité-Vorfall Clemens Brentano: Der Meister vom Stuhle Ludwig Aurbacher: Der Korbmacher und seine Frau Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Selbstgefühl Ludwig Aurbacher: Soll ich? Oder soll ich nicht? Gebrüder Grimm: Kürdchen Bingeling Johann Ludwig Gericke: Wahrsagung der Zigeunerin Gebrüder Grimm: Doktor Allwissend Friedrich Rückert: Das Männlein in der Gans Ludwig Bechstein: Schwan, kleb an Musenklänge aus Deutschlands Leierkasten: Eduard und Kunigunde Hans Christian Andersen: Tölpelhans Franz von Pocci: Der Staatshämorrhoidarius Friedrich Hebbel: Die Mutprobe Wilhelb Busch: Die Täuschung Otto Julius Bierbaum: Die Haare der heiligen Fringilla Unbekannt: Doktor Eisenbart Carl Reinhardt: Thema mit Variationen Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach: Die Anhänger Ludwig Thoma: Der Kohlenwagen Wilhelm Busch: Eine unruhige Nacht Ludwig Thoma: Amalie Mettenleitner Gustav Hansen: Die Wassernot in Leipzig Frank Wedekind: Die Schutzimpfung Ludwig Thoma: Der Meineid Wilhelm Busch: Die wunderbare Bärenjagd August Gottlieb Meißner: Der Esel, der zu Markte geführt wird