Enlightenment · Drama / criticism
Laocoön
by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing examining tolerance, art, religion; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
- Date
- 1766
- Origin
- Germany
- Genre
- Drama / criticism
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing examining tolerance, art, religion; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.