Nathan der Weise (Play)

Variants: Nathan den Vise (Danish)

VerseDramatic poemGerman
Published in: Germany
Place represented: Jerusalem
VIAF: 9997147270445835700007
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Contributors

PersonFunctions
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Playwright

Links

LinkTypeNotes
Full text (German)Text

Important years

Original publicationDanish publication First performance
1779 CE1840 CE1783 CE

Acts / scenes

Acts
5

Characters

Character NameGenderTypeDescription
Sultan SaladinMalesovereign/king, brother
SittahFemalesister, nobility/aristocracy
NathanMaleJewish characters, Foster father/mother
RechaFemaleFoster child/ward
DajaFemalefriend
Ein junger TempelherrMaleknight
Ein DerwischMaleecclesiastical
Der Patriarch von JerusalemMaleOfficial
Ein KlosterbruderMaleecclesiastical
Ein EmirMalemuslim characters

Notes

Link Danish: https://www.kb.dk/e-mat/dod/115608005222-bw.pdf https://www.kb.dk/e-mat/dod/11520804454D-bw.pdf

Productions of this work

Nathan der Weise by The Royal Danish Theatre (1815 AD)

Performances

DatePlace
1815-03-27 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1816-02-28 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv

Works

Title
Nathan der Weise

Organisations

Organisation nameAliasesVIAFISNINotes
The Royal Danish Theatre

Contributors

PersonFunctions
Knud Lyne Rahbek
Translator

Nathan der Weise by The Royal Danish Theatre (1840 AD)

Performances

DatePlace
1840-04-05 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv

Works

Title
Nathan der Weise

Organisations

Organisation nameAliasesVIAFISNINotes
The Royal Danish Theatre

Contributors

PersonFunctions
Henrik Hertz
Translator