Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 191 Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim 1729 1781 Lessing, G. E. Emilia Galotti Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia_Galotti Produced by Mike Pullen and Delphine Lettau "Emilia Galotti" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a play written during the mid-18th century. The drama explores themes of power, desire, and moral conflict, centering around the characters Emilia Galotti, her father Odoardo, and Hettore Gonzaga, the Prince of Guastalla, who becomes infatuated with Emilia. At the start of the play, the Prince is seen dealing with various matters of state, including pleas for help, which hint at his frustrations and desires. His attention diverts when he discovers a portrait of Emilia, igniting his obsession. Meanwhile, Emilia prepares for her marriage to Graf Appiani, unaware of the Prince's intentions and the looming danger. The opening sets a tone of tension and foreshadows the tragic events that will unfold, highlighting Emilia's innocence contrasted with the manipulative political landscape surrounding her. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. de Tragedies (Drama) German drama PT Text DE Drama Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: German Literature 186569 2025-07-04T07:57:14.610561 text/html 186382 2025-01-11T23:16:23.860416 text/html 135571 2025-07-04T07:57:20.530517 application/epub+zip 137790 2025-07-04T07:57:17.285523 application/epub+zip 123187 2025-07-04T07:57:16.188527 application/epub+zip 259301 2025-07-04T07:57:22.751525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245889 2025-07-04T07:57:19.854525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212712 2022-09-04T13:08:11.636248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155792 2025-07-04T07:57:14.214549 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155999 2017-09-04T09:40:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17364 2025-07-04T07:57:22.882484 application/rdf+xml 12931 2025-07-04T07:57:16.681516 image/jpeg 3375 2025-07-04T07:57:16.434530 image/jpeg 57400 2017-09-04T09:43:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 134278 2025-07-04T07:57:14.625547 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