Project Gutenberg 2003-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 1141 Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim 1729 1781 Lessing, G. E. Morley, Henry 1822 1894 Taylor, W. (William) 1765 1836 Taylor, William Nathan the Wise; a dramatic poem in five acts Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_the_Wise Transcribed from the 1893 Cassell & Company edition by David Price "Nathan the Wise" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a dramatic poem consisting of five acts, written in the late 18th century. The work explores themes of tolerance, religious diversity, and the nature of humanity through the interactions of its characters, particularly Nathan, a wise Jewish merchant, and Recha, his adopted daughter. The narrative is set against the backdrop of Jerusalem during the Crusades, illustrating the complexities of Jewish-Muslim-Christian relations. The opening of the play introduces Nathan returning to Jerusalem after a journey to Babylon. He is relieved to learn from Daya, his servant, that his house and Recha, who was almost caught in a fire, are safe. As Daya shares the dramatic rescue of Recha by a young Templar, Nathan expresses his deep concern for her well-being and begins to contemplate the implications of Recha's savior being a Christian knight. He seeks to meet the Templar, aiming to understand the moral and emotional ramifications of his daughter's rescue. This initial part of the play sets the stage for exploring the friendships that will develop across religious divides, highlighting Nathan's wisdom and benevolence in the face of prejudices that exist among the different faiths. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en German drama -- Translations into English PT Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: German Literature 346825 2025-08-02T09:13:46.456229 text/html 361977 2017-07-26T06:33:16 text/html 282941 2025-08-02T09:13:58.742193 application/epub+zip 286046 2025-08-02T09:13:50.738230 application/epub+zip 162153 2025-08-02T09:13:49.082257 application/epub+zip 557127 2025-08-02T09:14:03.209155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546346 2025-08-02T09:13:57.288231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412109 2022-09-02T11:59:00.820231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267378 2025-08-02T09:13:43.967271 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 267003 2017-07-26T06:33:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19738 2025-08-02T09:14:03.385159 application/rdf+xml 22508 2025-08-02T09:13:49.663310 image/jpeg 4643 2025-08-02T09:13:49.369209 image/jpeg 83085 2017-07-26T06:33:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 186242 2017-07-26T06:33:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 281171 2025-08-02T09:13:46.483239 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia