Hamburgische Dramaturgie. Erster Theil. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.

<p><i>Hamburgische Dramaturgie</i> is a collection of critical essays by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing published between 1767 and 1769. These essays originally written as theatrical reviews for the Hamburg National Theatre delve into the principles of dramatic art and offer insightful critiques of various plays and dramatic theories. Lessing's work is a cornerstone of German literary criticism advocating for a return to Aristotelian principles while also championing the development of a distinctly German dramatic tradition.</p><p>In Hamburgische Dramaturgie Lessing challenges prevailing theatrical conventions and explores the relationship between drama and morality. His analyses cover topics such as the role of the chorus the nature of tragedy and comedy and the importance of realism in dramatic representation. This collection remains an essential resource for students and scholars of German literature theater history and literary criticism offering a profound understanding of Lessing's contributions to the development of modern dramatic theory.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>