Nathan der Weise vs Wilhelm Tell: Which Should You Read?

Nathan der Weise Gotthold Ephraim Lessing · 1779 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 157 pages · ≈ 2 h 54 m · Demanding

Nathan the Wise (original German title: Nathan der Weise) is the last play published by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. The play was published in 1779; its world premiere took place only in 1783, two years after Lessing's…

Wilhelm Tell Friedrich Schiller · 1800 ★★★☆☆ 3.2 140 pages · ≈ 2 h 36 m · Demanding

“A high rocky shore of the Lake of Lucerne opposite Schwytz.”

"When Schiller completed Wilhelm Tell as a 'New Year's Gift for 1805' he foretold that it would cause a stir. He was right. In the midst of Great Power politics a play that drew substance from one of the…