Lessings Nathan Der Weise: Edited, With Introduction, Notes, and Vocabulary

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Samuel P. Capen

ISBN 10: 1527756602 / ISBN 13: 9781527756601

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

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Print on Demand. This classic text explores critical methodologies developed during the Enlightenment, tracing them from their origins to their influence on German philosopher and poet, Lessing. The author effectively places Lessing within the broader literary context of his era, with a particular eye toward his unique contributions to the field of literary criticism. However, the author also illustrates how powerfully Lessing's approach to criticism was influenced by the thinkers and writers who preceded him, as well as the numerous topics he investigated. The text examines Lessing's pivotal role in the development of a critical framework for understanding and evaluating literature, examining his ideas and offering insights into the significance and enduring value of his work. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lessings Nathan Der Weise: Edited, With Introduction, Notes, and Vocabulary
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1527756602
• ISBN 13: 9781527756601
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Excerpt from Lessings Nathan Der Weise<br/><br/>The justification for a new edition of Nathan der Weise is a new method of treatment. Nathan der Weise has been edited and criticized, attacked and defended, for more than a century. During that time most of the facts regard ing it (together with a good many things that are not facts) have been stated. But it has seemed to the editor that in previous American editions not enough attention has been paid to the genesis of the play and to its interpretation as a piece of literature. Probably nobody would defend the use Of such a text as Nathan der Weise for the mere purpose Of exercising English-speaking students in the German tongue. It is included in collegiate courses in German be cause Of its literary value and its significance in the history Of German culture. It is not an easy work to comprehend. Some knowledge Of the philosophical movement of the eighteenth century, some familiarity with Lessing's life and his own religious development are essential to a thorough understanding Of its content alone. Its literary character istics Offer still other avenues of study.