Nathan the Wise - Softcover

D'Andrea, Paul; Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1583422722 ISBN 13: 9781583422724

Publisher: Dramatic Pub Co, 2005

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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:

G.E. Lessing (1729-81) wrote three plays in addition to Nathan the Wise (1779): Miss Sara Sampson (1755), based on the novels of Samuel Richardson; Minna von Barnhelm (1767), the first true German comedy; and Emilia Galotti (1772), a middle-class tragedy. Edward Kemp is a freelance writer and director. Earlier work includes a two-part adaptation of The Mysteries for the RSC, published by Nick Hern Books and available from TCG. He is literary manager at Chichester Festival Theatre.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dramatic Pub Co
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1583422722
• ISBN 13: 9781583422724
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 86