Minna von Barnhelm

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Minna von Barnhelm or the Soldiers' Happiness (German: Minna von Barnhelm oder das Soldatenglück, pronounced [ˈmɪnaː fɔn ˈbaʁnhɛlm ˈʔoːdɐ das zɔlˈdaːtn̩ˌɡlʏk] ^ⓘ) is a lustspiel or comedy by the German author Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. It has five acts, was begun in 1763 and completed in 1767 – its author put the year 1763 on the official title page, presumably to emphasize that the recent Seven Years' War plays a major part in the play, which is set on 22 August 1763.^{[citation needed]} It is one of the most important comedies in German literature.^[1] It was first performed in 1767 by the Hamburg National Theatre, where Lessing worked as a dramaturg.