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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

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Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim
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Date of birth
1729-01-22
Place of birth
Kamenz
Date of death
1781-02-15
Place of death
Braunschweig

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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (, German: [ˈɡɔthɔlt ˈʔeːfʁa.ɪm ˈlɛsɪŋ] ; 22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a German philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and a representative of the Enlightenment era. 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.

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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic.

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Editions

NameFormatISBNRelease Date
Emilia Galotti: Ein Trauerspiel in fünf Aufzügen (yellow cover, abbreviated name)Paperback978-3-15-000045-82002
Minna von Barnhelm oder das Soldatenglück: Ein LustspielPaperback?1959
Nathan der Weise: Ein dramatisches Gedicht in fünf Aufzügen (Reclams UB Leipzig, brown cover)Paperback3-379-00395-61989
Emilia Galotti: Ein Trauerspiel in fünf Aufzügen (yellow cover with white box)Paperback978-3-15-000045-82012
Emilia Galotti: Ein Trauerspiel in fünf Aufzügen (1952 edition)Paperback?1952
Nathan der Weise: Ein dramatisches Gedicht in fünf Aufzügen (Reclams UB Leipzig 3, black cover)Paperback?1981
Emilia Galotti: Ein Trauerspiel in fünf Aufzügen (yellow cover, full name)Paperback3-15-000045-91987
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9849550
Wikidata ID
Q34628

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