For 10 points, name this German author of "Minna von Barnhelm," "Nathan the Wise," and "Laokoon."
This man introduced the writings of theologian Hermann Samuel Reimarus (rye- mah-roos) to the world as the "Wolfenbüttel fragments," which separated Jesus, the first-century Jew, from the Jesus of Christian understanding, son of God. He co-edited a journal of criticism with Nicolai and Moses Menhelssohn, and wrote the first tragedy that focused on middle- class Germans, "Miss Sara Sampson." For 10 points, name this German author of "Minna von Barnhelm," "Nathan the Wise," and "Laokoon."
This man introduced the writings of theologian Hermann Samuel Reimarus (rye- mah-roos) to the world as the "Wolfenbüttel fragments," which separated Jesus, the first-century Jew, from the Jesus of Christian understanding, son of God.
Gotthold Ephraim {Lessing}