Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781) was a highly intelligent poet, editor and reviewer. He had many different interests, a variety of jobs and moved a lot between cities such as Leipzig, Berlin and Hamburg. His work, consisting of poetry, drama and theoretical essays, shows that he was very open-minded and tolerant, especially when it came to religious belief. Lessing belongs to the most important authors of his time and his plays are still widely performed on stage.

Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim: Minna von Barnhelm: or, The Soldier's Fortune / translated by Ernest Bell. - Rockville: Wildside Press (2009);128 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1434409096
Original title: Minna von Barnhelm (German)

Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim: Nathan the Wise, Minna von Barnhelm, and Other Plays and Writings (German Library) / ed. by Peter Demetz. - London/New York: Continuum (1991); 373 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0826407078

Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim: Laocoon: An Essay on the Limits of Painting and Poetry (Johns Hopkins Paperbacks) / translated by Edward Allen McCormick. - Baltimore/London: The Johns Hopkins University Press (1984); 296 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0801831393
Original title: Laokoon (German)

Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim: Fables; / translated by J. Richardson. - Gale Ecco, Print Editions (2010); 190 pages
ISBN-13: 9781140682073
Original title: Fabeln (German)

Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim: Philosophical and Theological Writings / ed. by H.B. Nisbet; Karl Ameriks. - Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press (2005); 280 pages
ISBN-13: 9780521538473

A Companion to the Works of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture) / ed. by Barbara Fischer; Thomas C. Fox. - Rochester, NY: Camden House (2005); 432 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1571132437

Lessing's Philosophy of Religion and the German Enlightenment (Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion.) / by Toshimasa Yasukata. - New York: An American Academy of Religion Book (2002); 224 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0195144949