Laocoon: An Essay on the Limits of Painting and Poetry by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Laocoon: An Essay on the Limits of Painting and Poetry

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing with Ellen Frothingham (Translator)

250 pages first pub 1766 (view editions) user-added

nonfiction art philosophy poetry reflective slow-paced
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Originally published in 1766, the Laocoon has been called the first extended attempt in modern times to define the distinctive spheres of art and poetry.

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