Hamburgische Dramaturgie by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
"Hamburgische Dramaturgie" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a work on drama written between 1767 and 1769. Originally conceived as theater criticism during Lessing's tenure as dramaturg at Hamburg's German National Theater, this collection revolutionized dramatic theory. Lessing reinterpreted Aristotle's ideas about tragedy, arguing that audiences must feel empathy rather than mere terror. He championed natural, probable plots and characters resembling ordinary people—even when depicting kings. His vision challenged baroque theater's rigid conventions
and helped establish bourgeois drama as a new theatrical form. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim, 1729-1781 |
|---|---|
| Title | Hamburgische Dramaturgie |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburgische_Dramaturgie |
| Credits | Produced by Mike Pullen and Delphine Lettau |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections |
| Subject | Aristotle, 384 BC-322 BC. Poetics |
| Subject | Drama -- Technique |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 10055 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2003 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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