A Jewish merchant, a Muslim sultan, and a young Templar knight transcend the differences in their faiths in this play's moving plea for religious tolerance and cooperation amongst Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, the Enlightenment-era...
As relevant today as when it was written in the eighteenth century, this edition of Nathan the Wise includes an insightful intrduction that delves into major themes of the play, the life of the author, and the Enightenment to provide context as well as illustrate how themes covered...
Nathan the Wise By Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Nathan der Weise Ein dramatisches Gedicht in f?nf Aufz?gen. Nathan der Weise ist Lessings letztes Werk. Hintergrund ist der Fragmentenstreit, eine Auseinandersetzung mit dem Hamburger Hauptpastor Johann Melchior Goeze, die soweit reichte, dass ein Teilpublikationsverbot gegen...
An 18th-century German play about religious tolerance in a terrific new translation.
Banned by the Nazis and then produced by dozens of German theatres following the end of World War II, NATHAN THE WISE is a timely and exuberant rebuke of prejudice and intolerance. Written in the Enlightenment Age and set in Jerusalem during the 12th century...
Nathan der Weise: Ein Dramatisches Gedicht, in f?nf Aufz?gen, wurde in der gesamten Menschheitsgeschichte als ein wichtiges Buch angesehen. Damit dieses Werk niemals in Vergessenheit ger?t, haben wir uns bem?ht, es zu bewahren, indem wir dieses Buch in einem modernen Format f?r...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...
Lessing's Nathan der Weise - With Footnotes and Vocabulary ist ein unver?nderter, hochwertiger Nachdruck der Originalausgabe aus dem Jahr 1899. Hansebooks ist Herausgeber von Literatur zu unterschiedlichen Themengebieten wie Forschung und Wissenschaft, Reisen und Expeditionen,...