Nathan the Wise (Bedford Series in History & Culture (Paperback)) - Softcover

Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim; Schechter, Ronald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312442432 ISBN 13: 9780312442439

Publisher: Bedford Books, 2004

Synopsis

As relevant today as when it was written in the eighteenth century, this edition of Nathan the Wise includes an insightful intrduction that delves into major themes of the play, the life of the author, and the Enightenment to provide context as well as illustrate how themes covered them are still discussed now.

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Review:

"'An engrossing revival of a serious classic' Daily Mail 'New prose translation by Edward Kemp, lucid, colloquial and witty' The Times. 'Edward Kemp's terrific translation balances German gravitas with a comic deftness' FT 'A striking... mix of ethical preaching and comedy - with notable echoes of The Merchant of Venice... this multicultural tale is certainly relevant to our time' Independent on Sunday."

About the Author:

RONALD SCHECHTER is associate professor of history at the College of William and Mary, where he teaches a wide variety of courses in European history. He received his doctorate from Harvard University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Heidelberg. Professor Schechter is the author of Obstinate Hebrews: Representations of Jews in France, 1715-1815 (2003) and the editor of The French Revolution: The Essential Readings (2001). He has published articles in Past and Present, Representations, Eighteenth-Century Studies, and Historical Reflections/Reflexions historiques and is the early modern Europe section editor for History Compass."

About this edition

• Publisher: Bedford Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0312442432
• ISBN 13: 9780312442439
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192