Die Schöne von Hinten: Lieder und Fabeln von Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Title

en_US Die Schöne von Hinten: Lieder und Fabeln von Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Language note: German

en_US 4. Auflage, boxed

en_US Ausgewählt von Ingrid Sommer

Creator

en_US Chodowiecki, Daniel See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus

Date

2016-01-25T19:49:52Z

en_US 1998-10

en_US 1985

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:49:52Z

Date Issued

en_US 1973

Abstract

en_US This lovely little volume of 104 pages, about 4 x 5¾, comes in a marbled box and with marbled covers. The title-fable is only sixteen lines long but very telling. An enchanting woman seen from behind promises to be something very special. The speaker and his friend catch up to her; she turns around. What was it that enchanted me? An old woman in a young dress. Does this fable play on names in which the von gives a hint of nobility? If so, she is the beauty from Behind. The first item here, Der Kuss, is well done. Other kisses hardly deserve the name, when compared with the kiss which my Lesbia gives me. I read Das Geheimnis on this occasion. A priest drags a secret out of a young man, only to find out that the secret was about a very small thing. Lessing's good rationalist question is Was it worth all that trouble? I like very much Lessing's redoing of FK (96). The frogs ask the water-snake If you want to be our king, why do you eat us? Because you asked for me. I did not ask for you, answers one frog. Then I have to eat you for not asking for me! The colophon points out that the Chodowiecki illustrations are presented here in their original size. There seem to be more songs early and more fables late in the booklet. There is a T of C at the end.

Identifier

en_US 5896 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/81378

Language

en_US ger

Publisher

en_US Buchverlag Der Morgen

en_US Berlin, Germany

Subject

en_US PT2396 .A12 1985 See all items with this value

en_US German Enlightenment See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole