Lessing's Aesthetica in Nuce: An Analysis of the May 26, 1769, Letter to Nicolai

by Victor Anthony Rudowski

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This letter contains Lessing's most explicit observations on the distinction between poetry and prose as well as a unique proposal for emending Aristotle's interpretation of the dramatic method. Although both arguments are formulated in terms of Abb Dubos' theory of signs, Lessing significantly modifies Dubos' doctrine by ideas derived from Alexander Baumgarten, Moses Mendelssohn, and Edmund Burke. An analysis of these modifications provides the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1469658267

ISBN13:9781469658261

Release Date:May 2020

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:160 Pages

Weight:0.54 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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