Nathan der Weise: Ein Dramatisches Gedicht, in fünf Aufzügen by Lessing
"Nathan der Weise: Ein Dramatisches Gedicht, in fünf Aufzügen" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a five-act drama published in 1779. Set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, the play follows Nathan, a wealthy Jewish merchant, whose adopted daughter is rescued from fire by a Christian Templar. When Sultan Saladin tests Nathan's wisdom by asking which religion is true, Nathan responds with the famous Ring Parable—a story about three identical rings that becomes
a powerful statement on religious tolerance and humanity's shared values. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim, 1729-1781 |
|---|---|
| Title | Nathan der Weise: Ein Dramatisches Gedicht, in fünf Aufzügen |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_the_Wise de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_der_Weise |
| Credits | Produced by Mike Pullen and Delphine Lettau, from files obtained from Gutenberg Projekt-DE |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 9186 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Nov 5, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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