Minna Von Barnhelm Or The Soldier's Fortune - Hardcover

""Minna Von Barnhelm Or The Soldier's Fortune"" is a play by German author Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. The story follows the return of a soldier named Tellheim from the Seven Years' War, who finds himself in financial trouble and is forced to sell off his possessions. He becomes engaged to Minna von Barnhelm, a wealthy woman who has been searching for him, but is hesitant to accept her help due to his pride. Meanwhile, a group of Prussian officers attempt to blackmail Tellheim by threatening to reveal a secret from his past. The play explores themes of love, honor, and social class, and is considered a classic of German literature.THIS 88 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Continental Drama: Calderon, Corneille, Racine, Moliere, Lessing, Schiller: V26 Harvard Classics, by Cotthold Ephraim Lessing. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766182169.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.