by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing · Philipp Reclam Jun Verlag GmbH · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783150000038
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«Nathan der Weise» is the dramatic poem by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, published by Philipp Reclam Jun in paperback (144 pages, in German).
Set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, the work pits the wise Jewish merchant Nathan against Sultan Saladin and a Christian Templar. The famous parable of the ring defends tolerance among Judaism, Islam and Christianity, appealing to reason and humanity as shared values.
Work originally published in 1779; number 3 of Reclams Universal-Bibliothek, with annotations by Peter von Düffel.
Intended as school reading in Germany, it also serves German learners who want to tackle a classic of the Enlightenment in its original language.
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.
