NATHAN THE WISE: A Dramatic Poem in Five Acts by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Translated by William Taylor of Norwich INTRODUCTION Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was born on the 22nd of January, 1729, eldest of ten sons of a pious and learned minister of Camenz in the Oberlausitz, who had two daughters also. As a child Lessing
Etext prepared by Dagny, dagnyj@hotmail.com Emma Dudding, emma_302@hotmail.com and John Bickers, jbickers@ihug.co.nz MINNA VON BARNHELM OR THE SOLDIER’S FORTUNE by GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM LESSING Translated By Ernest Bell INTRODUCTORY NOTE Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was born at Kamenz, Germany, January 22, 1729, the son of a Lutheran minister. He was educated at Meissen and Leipzic, and began
