Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 132 Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim 1729 1781 Lessing, G. E. Der Freigeist Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Freigeist_(Lessing) Produced by Delphine Lettau "Der Freigeist" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a comedic play crafted in the mid-18th century. The drama revolves around the character Adrast, a so-called "Freigeist" or freethinker, navigating the complexities of friendship and romantic entanglements, particularly in relation to the young priest Theophan and two sisters, Juliane and Henriette. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Adrast and Theophan, who engage in a debate regarding friendship and philosophy. Theophan expresses his desire for friendship with Adrast, while Adrast remains aloof and skeptical, questioning the very nature of friendship itself. The conversation is laced with humor and banter, revealing Adrast's disdain for conventional morality and the influence of religion, as well as his struggle with romantic feelings for Juliane, who is already promised to another. As the play unfolds, we see the conflicts of ideals and emotions, setting the stage for broader themes of belief, obligation, and individualism amidst a backdrop of witty dialogue and clever character interactions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. de Comedy plays PT Text DE Drama Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: German Literature 195104 2025-08-04T08:38:53.677696 text/html 194921 2025-01-11T23:50:54.768404 text/html 130580 2025-08-04T08:38:58.777664 application/epub+zip 133025 2025-08-04T08:38:55.515681 application/epub+zip 133025 2025-08-04T08:38:54.361686 application/epub+zip 228368 2025-08-04T08:39:01.039642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215351 2025-08-04T08:38:58.137669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184485 2022-09-05T03:49:33.171225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164182 2025-08-04T08:38:53.377702 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 162324 2015-02-23T20:12:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17533 2025-08-04T08:39:01.166635 application/rdf+xml 9908 2025-08-04T08:38:54.861713 image/jpeg 2756 2025-08-04T08:38:54.609670 image/jpeg 58745 2015-02-23T20:13:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 128504 2025-08-04T08:38:53.694667 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