STUDENT WORK: Nathan der Weise Chapter 04

U of MN students perform Gotthold Ephriam Lessing: Nathan der Weise in German on the Saint Paul Campus. | Chapter 04 of 07 |

04/18/2008: U of MN students perform Gotthold Ephriam Lessing's Nathan der Weise in German on the Saint Paul Campus.
| Chapter 01 of 07 |

Nathan der Weise (Nathan the Wise) is a tragicomic masterpiece of Enlightenment humanism. This play is just as relevant today as when it was written in 1779 - if not more so. Set in the Middle East during the Crusades, it is famous for its plea for tolerance among Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Lessing supposedly used his friend, the German-Jewish Enlightenment philosopher Moses Mendelssohn (grandfather of the composer Felix Mendelssohn), as the model for Nathan, the Jewish protagonist of the play.

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[chrisgermany3000]

Fantastic! Well, it's a Pleasure to see you playing. And the german Pronunciation is in Deed excellent! Best Wishes! Keep it up!

[mirjamcpd]

Vor grauen Jahren lebt´ ein Mann in Osten, der einen Ring von unschätzbarem Wert besaß. Der Stein war ein Opal, der hundert schöne Farben spielte, und hatte die geheime Kraft, vor Gott und Menschen angenehm zu machen...

[TheTubeMouse]

I can't understand why this play isn't performed more often. It's more relevant than ever. Even You Tube doesn't seem to have many extracts from it. Great play.

[Leonora48]

This is a lot of fun to watch! Thank you for posting this. I love the play and have often wanted to see it performed. Do you have the first three chapters?