Primarily celebrated for his dramatic works Minna von Barnhelm, Emilia Galotti and Nathan der Weise, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing’s diverse pursuits extended far beyond the stage. From incisive journalism to innovative reflections on poetry, aesthetics and theology, his wide-ranging intellectual interests place him firmly alongside contemporary polymaths such as Diderot. In this extensive study an international team of experts explores Lessing’s contribution to both the German and broader European Enlightenments to reveal:the energy and acuity of his critical writing, which made him an exemplar for subsequent German authors;the originality and lasting significance of Laocoon, his groundbreaking treatise on aesthetics, which distinguished the domains of poetry and the visual arts, and is still a major point of reference; how his reflections on theology and the Bible helped shape a view of Christianity as a historical phenomenon without absolute truth; how his Enlightenment curiosity and open-mindedness were nourished by an interest in natural science, particularly astronomy; how activities such as his adaptation of English domestic tragedy and his translations of Diderot’s theatrical writings placed him at the heart of the pan- European Enlightenment. 
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Ritchie Robertson, PrefaceNote on referencesH. B. Nisbet, Lessing’s achievementRomira Worvill, Lessing and the French EnlightenmentAlexander Košenina and Ritchie Robertson, Lessing as journalist and controversialistRichard E. Schade, Lessing’s poetryJohn T. Hamilton, Reception, gratitude and obligation: Lessing and the classical traditionJason Gaiger, The contemporaneity of Lessing’s aestheticsThomas Martinec, Lessing’s dramatic theoryFrancis Lamport, ‘Solcher Väter giebt es keinen mehr’: paternal authority in Lessing’s tragediesK. F. Hilliard, Lessing’s comediesJonathan M. Hess, Lessing and German–Jewish culture: a reappraisalAdam Sutcliffe, Lessing and tolerationDavid Hill, Enlightenment as a historical process: Ernst und Falk and Die Erziehung des Menschengeschlechts Christoph Bultmann, Lessing and the BibleKarl S. Guthke, Lessing and scienceA chronology of the life and major works of Gotthold Ephraim LessingSummariesList of contributorsBibliographyIndex
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For both students and scholars, this volume offers an informative and up-to-date overview of the most essential research topics in this area and poses questions that open up opportunities for further research and development.- Eighteenth-century studies
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The Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series, previously known as SVEC (Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century), has published over 500 peer-reviewed scholarly volumes since 1955 as part of the Voltaire Foundation at the University of Oxford.
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ISBN
9780729410755
Publisert
2013-09-04
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Voltaire Foundation
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1500 gr
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234 mm
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156 mm
Dybde
22 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
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Engelsk
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Heftet
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352

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