| No, I can never regret having obtained a sight of your whole heart! |
| —Act. V. Scene XII. |
| Gotthold Ephraim Lessing |
Harvard Classics, Vol. 26, Part 5
Minna von Barnhelm Or, The Soldier’s Fortune
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Written at the close of the Seven Years’ War, Minna von Barnhelm is considered to be Lessing’s greatest drama. One of the first German national dramas, it tells the story of Tellheim, a sensitive German soldier, and Minna, his love.
Bibliographic Record Dramatis Personæ
Contents
TRANSLATED BY ERNEST BELL
NEW YORK: P.F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY, 1909–14
NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2001
- Introductory Note
- Act I
- Scene I
- Scene II
- Scene III
- Scene IV
- Scene V
- Scene VI
- Scene VII
- Scene VIII
- Scene IX
- Scene X
- Scene XI
- Scene XII
- Act II
- Scene I
- Scene II
- Scene III
- Scene IV
- Scene V
- Scene VI
- Scene VII
- Scene VIII
- Scene IX
- Act III
- Scene I
- Scene II
- Scene III
- Scene IV
- Scene V
- Scene VI
- Scene VII
- Scene VIII
- Scene IX
- Scene X
- Scene XI
- Scene XII
- Act IV
- Scene I
- Scene II
- Scene III
- Scene IV
- Scene V
- Scene VI
- Scene VII
- Scene VIII
- Act V
- Scene I
- Scene II
- Scene III
- Scene IV
- Scene V
- Scene VI
- Scene VII
- Scene VIII
- Scene IX
- Scene X
- Scene XI
- Scene XII
- Scene XIII
- Scene XIV
- Scene XV