Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents IX
4. Introduction 1
5. I. The Moral Weeklies 5
6. II. Johann Christoph Gottsched (1700–1766) 14
7. III. Hinrich Borkenstein (1705–1777) 32
8. IV. Frau Gottsched (1713–1762) 41
9. V. Johann Christian Krüger 62
10. VI. Johann Elias Schlegel (1718–1749) 90
11. VII. Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715–1769) 115
12. VIII. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781). Early Plays 142
13. IX. Christian Felix Weisse (1726–1804). Comedies 167
14. X. Christian Felix Weisse. Sentimental Comedies and Domestic Tragedies 196
15. XI. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Masterworks 214
16. Conclusion 234
17. Bibliography 244
18. Index 250