Project Gutenberg 2003-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 1122 Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim 1729 1781 Lessing, G. E. Morley, Henry 1822 1894 Taylor, W. (William) 1765 1836 Taylor, William Nathan the Wise; a dramatic poem in five acts Transcribed from the 1893 Cassell & Company edition by David Price "Nathan the Wise" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a dramatic poem consisting of five acts, written in the late 18th century. The work explores themes of tolerance, religious diversity, and the nature of humanity through the interactions of its characters, particularly Nathan, a wise Jewish merchant, and Recha, his adopted daughter. The narrative is set against the backdrop of Jerusalem during the Crusades, illustrating the complexities of Jewish-Muslim-Christian relations. The opening of the play introduces Nathan returning to Jerusalem after a journey to Babylon. He is relieved to learn from Daya, his servant, that his house and Recha, who was almost caught in a fire, are safe. As Daya shares the dramatic rescue of Recha by a young Templar, Nathan expresses his deep concern for her well-being and begins to contemplate the implications of Recha's savior being a Christian knight. He seeks to meet the Templar, aiming to understand the moral and emotional ramifications of his daughter's rescue. This initial part of the play sets the stage for exploring the friendships that will develop across religious divides, highlighting Nathan's wisdom and benevolence in the face of prejudices that exist among the different faiths. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en German drama -- Translations into English PT Text Browsing: Literature 346702 346602 2024-10-02T10:09:14.127265 2023-10-02T08:58:44.664553 text/html text/html 361977 2017-07-26T06:33:16 text/html 186242 2017-07-26T06:33:54 text/html application/zip 282879 2024-10-02T10:09:27.084207 application/epub+zip 286063 2024-10-02T10:09:18.693234 application/epub+zip 162166 2024-10-02T10:09:16.931266 application/epub+zip 557093 2024-10-02T10:09:31.602188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546346 2024-10-02T10:09:25.713183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412109 2022-09-02T11:59:00.820231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267378 267329 2024-10-02T10:09:11.466263 2023-10-02T08:58:42.337528 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 267003 2017-07-26T06:33:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 83085 2017-07-26T06:33:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20419 2024-10-02T10:09:31.767145 application/rdf+xml 22508 2024-10-02T10:09:17.553224 image/jpeg 4643 2024-10-02T10:09:17.244228 image/jpeg 281133 2024-10-02T10:09:14.155281 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia