Werke in drei Bänden volumes 2 & 3 - Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim 1729-1781 (Munich Winkler, 1972)
Band II: Kritische und philosophische Schriften -- Band III: Schriften zu Theologie und Philosophie -- Schriften zu Literatur -- Antiquarische Schriften
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781) was a German writer, 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.
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Philosophy; Esthetics; Germany