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This is Volume 16 of the collected works, "Gotthold Ephraim Lessings Sämtliche Schriften," by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, edited by Karl Lachmann. Lessing (1729-1781) was a highly influential German writer, philosopher, dramatist, and art critic, and one of the most important figures of the Enlightenment era. This volume contains a variety of his writings, offering valuable insights into his literary and philosophical contributions. His works remain essential reading for students and scholars of German literature, philosophy, and the Enlightenment.
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