Der Freiheitsbegriff In Emilia Galotti Von Ephraim Gotthold Lessing Und I Will Marry When I Want Von Ngugi Wa Thiong'o

Abstract

The political, social and ideological events of the 18th century in Europe and in Africa in the 20th century influenced Ephraim Gotthold Lessing and Ngugi wa Thiong'o respectively to write from the same school of thought. The similarities in their literary work is clearly shown in their plays Emilia Galotti and I Will Marry When I Want. The underlying study is aimed at analyzing the two books based on the concept of freedom. The European enlightenment and the African postcolonial era have to some extent the same characteristics of freedom construction since both periods elucidate that the people of the two countries or continents started enjoying freedom for the first time in their history. This study focuses on the social, political and ideological aspects of the German enlightenment of the 18th century and the African postcolonial era of the 20th century which the two authors portrayed in their plays. This illustrates the similarities in differences and differences in similarities using the “Doppeltblicken” method of Leo Kreutzer and the postcolonial theory. The concept of freedom itself is very dynamic and takes into consideration different eras in the history of humanity and could be understood as a philosophical, political, social and individual concept. The research has shown that the freedom concept has a strong connection with corruption, resistance and the social position of women during the European enlightenment and the African postcolonial era.