Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781) was a German writer, philosopher, and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era.
This volume presents the most comprehensive collection in English of Lessing's philosophical and theological writings, several of which are translated for the first time.
Lessing's Nathan the Wise from written in 1779. The setting is Jerusalem at the time of the Crusades. The themes include; anti Semitism, wealth, love and duty, and the nature of God. This is an excellent study volume for college students
This edition, the first English version expressly intended for undergraduates, contains an insightful introduction that discusses the play, Lessing and the Enlightenment, and the situation of Jews in eighteenth-century Europe.