Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung A Companion

Name: Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung A Companion
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ISBN: 9780500281949

ISBN-10: 0500281947

ISBN-13: 9780500281949

Edition: 2nd 2000 (Reprint)

Authors: Stewart Spencer, Barry Millington

List price: $29.95

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This is a literal, word-for-word translation of Wagner's epic masterwork, along with the orginal German text. The translation is reliable and readable, whilst adhering to the verse form of the original.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 10/17/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.02" long x 1.38" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Introduction



Chronology


'Or Strike at Me Now as I Strangle thy Knee': a note on the text and translation



Wagner's revolutionary musical reforms



Thematic Guide


'What shall we do for a Ring?'



In pursuit of the purely human: the 'Ring' and its medieval sources



Illustrations


Epiphany and apocalypse in the 'Ring'



'The World belongs to Alberich!' Wagner's changing attitude towards the 'Ring'



The Ring of the Nibelung translated by Stewart Spencer


Das Rheingold


Die Walkure


Siegfried


Gotterdammerung



Rejected versions


Notes on the translation


Glossary of names


Bibliography


The 'Ring' on compact disc and video


Sources of illustrations


The contributors