Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 104 Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim 1729 1781 Lessing, G. E. Die Juden Ein Lustspiel in einem Aufzuge verfertiget im Jahre 1749. Produced by Mike Pullen and Delphine Lettau "Die Juden" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a comedic play written in the 18th century, specifically during the Enlightenment period. This work explores themes of prejudice, social perception, and the dichotomy between appearances and reality through humor and character interactions. Lessing uses satire to critique societal attitudes towards Jews in his time. The play follows a group of characters, including a traveling gentleman, his servant Christoph, and a baron, who engage in discussions filled with misunderstandings and comedic situations regarding a robbery involving supposed Jewish thieves. The protagonist confronts the prejudices of the other characters while unwittingly revealing his own identity. As the plot unfolds, misunderstandings about identity and morality lead to a climax where the stereotypes and biases against Jews are challenged. Ultimately, the play calls for greater empathy and understanding between different cultures, blending humor with a thoughtful critique of social norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. de Comedy plays PT Text One Act Plays DE Drama Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: German Literature 106277 2025-08-04T08:07:18.970480 text/html 106094 2025-01-11T23:16:51.029298 text/html 107635 2025-08-04T08:07:24.067455 application/epub+zip 107829 2025-08-04T08:07:21.560461 application/epub+zip 92333 2025-08-04T08:07:20.475467 application/epub+zip 203648 2025-08-04T08:07:25.836455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194083 2025-08-04T08:07:23.438458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183956 2022-09-04T13:08:43.702022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87891 2025-08-04T08:07:18.730476 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 87315 2015-02-23T20:12:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17666 2025-08-04T08:07:25.954426 application/rdf+xml 12463 2025-08-04T08:07:20.987449 image/jpeg 3265 2025-08-04T08:07:20.722447 image/jpeg 32592 2015-02-23T20:13:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 105378 2025-08-04T08:07:18.979466 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