On Lessing's Enlightenment Drama Aesthetics

Lessing is a famous German esthetician, dramatist and critic in 18th century. As didacticism, the creation of citizen drama is one of his great contributions in art. Meanwhile, He connects the theories of citizen dramas with his personal struggles. To the Germany drama circles, the contribution of Lessing not only gives a lightening to the theories of citizen dramas and practices in Germany cultural circles, but also aroses a stream of anti-feudalism. The appearance of Lessing's citizen dramas is a criticizing and reformation to the rigidity rules of drama in the past. He shows his philosophy and politic goals through his own drama style as well as put citizen in the primary position, which construct modernism drama theories with his own unique characteristics. Besides, Lessing pays special attention to the ethic effects in drama. He thinks make people moved is the aim of drama, and set theatre as"The Class of Ethic World"shows Lessing's humanistic care as an initiation thinker.