Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 99 Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim 1729 1781 Lessing, G. E. Der junge Gelehrte: Ein Lustspiel in drei Aufzügen Reading ease score: 85.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Delphine Lettau, Mike Pullen, and Gutenberg Projekt-DE "Der junge Gelehrte: Ein Lustspiel in drei Aufzügen" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a comedic play written in the mid-18th century. The story revolves around Damis, a young scholar eager to showcase his intellectual prowess, yet struggling with the practicalities of life and love. His father, Chrysander, a merchant, worries about his son's obsession with books and urges him to engage more with the world, particularly when it comes to matters of the heart. The opening portion of the play introduces Damis in his study, deep in conversation with his servant, Anton. Their banter highlights Damis's scholarly pretensions and his disdain for common pursuits. As Chrysander arrives, he confronts his son about his solitary scholarly habits and expresses the importance of experiencing life beyond books, including romance. The tension escalates with discussions about marriage, specifically the affections of Juliane, whom Chrysander wants Damis to marry. However, Damis is skeptical about relationships, revealing his complexities and insecurities as he grapples with the societal expectations of being a scholar. The interplay between scholarly aspirations and the realities of love and responsibility sets the comedic tone for the rest of the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Comedies PT Text DE Drama Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 225759 225659 2024-10-04T10:35:37.464516 2023-10-04T09:32:24.998709 text/html text/html 225752 225652 2024-10-04T10:35:37.855516 2023-10-04T09:32:25.167717 text/html text/html 167398 2024-10-04T10:35:46.418447 application/epub+zip 169957 2024-10-04T10:35:42.098485 application/epub+zip 146546 2024-10-04T10:35:40.485659 application/epub+zip 381877 2024-10-04T10:35:49.491456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367622 2024-10-04T10:35:45.372451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243892 2022-09-05T03:58:05.060333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190633 190584 2024-10-04T10:35:36.974494 2023-10-04T09:32:24.759691 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 188539 2014-10-02T20:15:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 69269 2014-10-02T20:19:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19266 2024-10-04T10:35:49.882440 application/rdf+xml 21808 2024-10-04T10:35:41.061473 image/jpeg 4684 2024-10-04T10:35:40.773492 image/jpeg 166611 2024-10-04T10:35:37.878491 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