Originally published in 1766, the "Laocoon" has been called the first modern attempt to define the distinctive spheres of art and poetry, and its author, Lessing, the first modern esthetician. Lessing invented the modern concept of the artistic medium and modernist assumptions of the uniqueness of the individual arts. A new Foreword by Michael Fried emphasizes Lessing's current importance regarding trends in art history and literary theory. (Philosophy)
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781) was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, and art critic.
Foreword to The Johns Hopkins Edition
Translator's Introduction
Note on the Text
Preface
Chapter's 1-29
Appendix Notes
Biographical Notes
