How Long to Read The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 3 minutes to read The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

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Description

Since Luther, Germany has produced no greater or better man than Gotthold Ephraim Lessing; these two are Germany's pride and joy. This is the witness of Heine, and with Goethe in memory, none would pronounce the statement too bold. Luther and Lessing are Germany's representative men; each inaugurates an epoch the very existence of which would not have been possible without him. Nor is this the only point of analogy. Lessing was the Luther of the eighteenth century. Like Luther, Lessing is distinguished by earnestness, ardour, true manliness, fierce hatred of dissimulation, largeness of mind, breadth, and profundity of thought. Like Luther, he stands in history a massive presence whereon the weak may lean. Like Luther, he led the vanguard of reform in every department of human learning into which he penetrated. Like Luther, he was true to every conviction, and did not shrink from its expression. Like Luther, he could have said, "I was born to fight with devils and storms, and hence it is that my writings are so boisterous and stormy." Like Luther, he became the founder of a new religion and of a new German literature. And again, like Luther, his life labours were not for Germany alone, but spread over all Europe; and few of us know how much of our present culture we owe directly or indirectly to Lessing's influence. In this country he has not been sufficiently known. Up to the present, his name has been familiar to Englishmen only as the author of the 'Laokoon, ' 'Nathan the Wise, ' and, possibly also, of 'Minna von Barnhelm.' In knowing these, we certainly know the names of some of his masterpieces, but we cannot thence deduce the entire cause of the man's far-spreading influence.

How long is The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing?

The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is 178 pages long, and a total of 45,924 words.

This makes it 60% the length of the average book. It also has 56% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 10 minutes to read The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing aloud.

What Reading Level is The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing?

The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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