Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1972

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Weiser, Ernest L.

Abstract

The divergent interpretations of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's play Philotas are considered in this thesis. A textual analysis demonstrates that the play is not, as contended by some, a glorification of patriotism but rather an expression of Lessing's humane ideals. It is thereby shown that the play, which seems to have been intended by Lessing as a n experimental drama, deserves its proper place among his works.

Extent

39 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1972.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Identifier

FADT13488

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