Description
Product ID: | 9780486796765 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Series: | Thrift Editions |
Title: | Nathan the Wise |
Authors: | Author: Bettina Aptheker, Gotthold Lessing |
Page Count: | 224 |
Subjects: | Plays, playscripts, Plays, playscripts |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Influential 1779 play appeals for religious tolerance among Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Timeless considerations include the nature of God, anti-Semitism, wealth and poverty, and the conflict between love and duty. Set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, this 1779 play constitutes an appeal for religious tolerance and cooperation among Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Banned by the church during the author''s lifetime, the highly influential drama''s timeless considerations include the nature of God, anti-Semitism, wealth and poverty, and the conflict between love and duty. |
Imprint Name: | Dover Publications Inc. |
Publisher Name: | Dover Publications Inc. |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2015-09-25 |