LITERATURE QUESTIONS
RESTORATION EIGHTEENTH CENTURY DRAMA
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as a critic.
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as a philosopher.
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as a playwright.
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through his theory of aesthetics.
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as an essayist.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In his religious and philosophical writings he defended the faithful Christian’s right for freedom of thought. He argued against the belief in revelation and the holding on to a literal interpretation of the Bible by the predominant orthodox doctrine through a problem later to be called Lessing’s Ditch.
Detailed explanation-2: -He believed that human reason (initiated by criticism and dissent) would develop, even without help by a divine revelation. In addition, he spoke up for tolerance of the other world religions in many arguments with representatives of the predominant schools of thought.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nathan der Weise; Nathan the Wise (first published 1779, first performed 1783)The play, written in blank verse, is set in Jerusalem during the Crusades.