Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ✓
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781) was a Electorate of Saxony playwright, known for Nathan the Wise|Emilia Galotti|Miss Sara Sampson|Laokoon (Lessing).
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic. He was a representative of the Enlightenment. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the development of German literature. He is widely considered by theatre historians to be the first dramaturg in his role at Abel Seyler's Hamburg National Theatre. The word "dramaturgy" first appears in his work Hamburg Dramaturgy.
Nathan the Wise|Emilia Galotti|Miss Sara Sampson|Laokoon (Lessing)
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