Nathan the Wise still works as an argument for religious tolerance
Part of the reason that Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's 1779 play still resonates is that it resists the impulse to make its characters unrealistic moral symbols, writes Carly Maga.
Part of the reason that Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's 1779 play still resonates is that it resists the impulse to make its characters unrealistic moral symbols, writes Carly Maga.