Lecture
David Herman
Thursday 1.10.2026
David Herman
Nathan the Wise
Thursday 1.10.2026
How to watch
This lecture starts on 1 October at 7:00pm (UK).
Summary
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was one of the great German 18th-century Romantic writers. His play Nathan The Wise (written in 1779 and first performed in 1783) is a plea for religious tolerance. This talk is the first of a series about the great Romantic writers including Coleridge, Wordsworth, and the Brontës.
David Herman
David Herman is a freelance writer based in London. Over the past 20 years he has written almost a thousand articles, essays, and reviews on Jewish history and literature for publications including the Jewish Chronicle, the Jewish Quarterly, Jewish Renaissance, the Guardian, the New Statesman, and Prospect. He has taught courses on Jewish culture for the London Jewish Cultural Centre and JW3. He is a regular contributor to Jewish Book Week, the Association of Jewish Refugees, and the Insiders/Outsiders Festival on the contribution of Jewish refugees to British culture.