Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 354 Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim 1729 1781 Lessing, G. E. Emilia Galotti Reading ease score: 87.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Mike Pullen and Delphine Lettau "Emilia Galotti" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a play written during the mid-18th century. The drama explores themes of power, desire, and moral conflict, centering around the characters Emilia Galotti, her father Odoardo, and Hettore Gonzaga, the Prince of Guastalla, who becomes infatuated with Emilia. At the start of the play, the Prince is seen dealing with various matters of state, including pleas for help, which hint at his frustrations and desires. His attention diverts when he discovers a portrait of Emilia, igniting his obsession. Meanwhile, Emilia prepares for her marriage to Graf Appiani, unaware of the Prince's intentions and the looming danger. The opening sets a tone of tension and foreshadows the tragic events that will unfold, highlighting Emilia's innocence contrasted with the manipulative political landscape surrounding her. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Tragedies German drama PT Text DE Drama Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 186389 186312 2024-10-04T09:49:20.123331 2023-10-04T08:58:43.750631 text/html text/html 186382 186305 2024-10-04T09:49:20.370351 2023-10-04T08:58:43.910636 text/html text/html 135491 2024-10-04T09:49:27.029295 application/epub+zip 137797 2024-10-04T09:49:23.385327 application/epub+zip 123198 2024-10-04T09:49:22.149330 application/epub+zip 259287 2024-10-04T09:49:29.497279 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245881 2024-10-04T09:49:26.265315 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212712 2022-09-04T13:08:11.636248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155792 155766 2024-10-04T09:49:19.690342 2023-10-04T08:58:43.527625 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 155999 2017-09-04T09:40:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57400 2017-09-04T09:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18792 2024-10-04T09:49:29.627283 application/rdf+xml 12931 2024-10-04T09:49:22.706316 image/jpeg 3375 2024-10-04T09:49:22.422312 image/jpeg 134205 2024-10-04T09:49:20.387332 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