Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 47 Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim 1729 1781 Lessing, G. E. Der Freigeist Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Delphine Lettau "Der Freigeist" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a comedic play crafted in the mid-18th century. The drama revolves around the character Adrast, a so-called "Freigeist" or freethinker, navigating the complexities of friendship and romantic entanglements, particularly in relation to the young priest Theophan and two sisters, Juliane and Henriette. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Adrast and Theophan, who engage in a debate regarding friendship and philosophy. Theophan expresses his desire for friendship with Adrast, while Adrast remains aloof and skeptical, questioning the very nature of friendship itself. The conversation is laced with humor and banter, revealing Adrast's disdain for conventional morality and the influence of religion, as well as his struggle with romantic feelings for Juliane, who is already promised to another. As the play unfolds, we see the conflicts of ideals and emotions, setting the stage for broader themes of belief, obligation, and individualism amidst a backdrop of witty dialogue and clever character interactions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Comedies PT Text DE Drama Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 194928 194867 2024-10-04T10:26:05.298516 2023-10-04T09:25:51.542462 text/html text/html 194921 194860 2024-10-04T10:26:05.555483 2023-10-04T09:25:51.699485 text/html text/html 130499 2024-10-04T10:26:11.279406 application/epub+zip 133026 2024-10-04T10:26:07.591438 application/epub+zip 133025 2024-10-04T10:26:06.187436 application/epub+zip 228358 2024-10-04T10:26:13.895543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215347 2024-10-04T10:26:10.452429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184485 2022-09-05T03:49:33.171225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164182 164172 2024-10-04T10:26:04.983454 2023-10-04T09:25:51.323455 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 162324 2015-02-23T20:12:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 58745 2015-02-23T20:13:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18734 2024-10-04T10:26:14.301390 application/rdf+xml 9908 2024-10-04T10:26:06.983440 image/jpeg 2756 2024-10-04T10:26:06.640427 image/jpeg 128440 2024-10-04T10:26:05.572444 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