Nathan the Wise, Minna Von Barnhelm, and Other Plays and Writings: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Brief Description: Lessing was a playwright, scholar, poet, archeologist, philosopher, and critic. His genius is evident in the works collected in this volume, which includes the comedy Minna von Barnhelm, the tragedy Emilia, Galotti, Nathan the Wise, The Jews (and related correspondence), Ernst and Falk: Conversations for the Freemasons, and selections from philosophical and theological writingsTable of Contents: Foreword: Hannah ArendtIntroduction: Peter Demetz MINNA VON BARNHELMTranslated by Kenneth J. Northcott EMILIA GALOTTITranslated by Anna Johanna Gode von Aesch THE JEWS(and related correspondence) Translated by Ingrid Walsoe-Engel NATHAN THE WISETranslated by Bayard Quincy Morgan ERNST AND FALKCONVERSATIONS FOR THE FREEMASONSTranslated by William L. Zwiebel SELECTIONS FROM LESSING'S PHILOSOPHICAL/THEOLOGICAL WRITINGSOn the Proof of the Spirit and the PowerThe Testament of JohnThe Education of the Human RaceThe Religion of ChristTranslated by Henry Chadwick Review Citations:

Wilson Public Library Catalog 12/31/2008 pg. 849 (EAN 9780826407078, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2013 pg. 1028 (EAN 9780826407078, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 12/31/2008 pg. 849 (EAN 9780826407061, Hardcover)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2013 pg. 1028 (EAN 9780826407061, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Arendt, Hannah Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was an influential German political theorist and philosopher whose works include "The Origins of Totalitarianism", "The Human Condition", and "Eichmann in Jerusalem". Contributor Bio:  Demetz, Peter Peter Demetz, Professor Emeritus of German and Comparative Literature at Yale University, was born in Prague.