Father Of German Literature
Lessing was the son of a pastor.
Father of german literature. Rejecting an ecclesiastical or university career and the patronage of aristocrats lessing moved to berlin where he led a hand to mouth existence as a self supporting man of letters. Recovery from the devastating thirty years war was reflected in the cultural life of the holy roman empire and in the various german states. Founder of german classical literature. Johann daniel müller musician.
He received his education at the universities of leipzig 1746 48 and wittenberg 1748. Lessing father of german literature synonyms lessing father of german literature pronunciation lessing father of german literature translation english dictionary definition of lessing father of german literature. The era of confessional conflict and war had come to an end in 1648 but urban culture continued to decline and the empire became a country of innumerable courts. The great master of german prose in this period was notker iii surnamed labeo about 952 1022 the head of the convent school of st.
German literature german literature the 18th century. The latin dramas of the nun roswitha hrotsvitha hardly belong to german literature. Der sieg der wahrheit des worts gottes über die lügen des.