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The Nibelungenlied: Prose Translation (Penguin Classics)

The Nibelungenlied: Prose Translation (Penguin Classics)

A story of guile, treachery, loyalty and desperate courage

This great German epic poem of murder and revenge recounts with particular strength and directness the progress of Siegfried's love for the peerless Kriemhild, the wedding of Gunther - her brother - and Brunhild, the quarrel between the two queens, Hagen's treacherous murder of Siegfried, and Kriemhild's eventual triumph.

Composed nearly eight hundred years ago by an unnamed poet, theÂ NibelungenliedÂ is the principal literary expression of those heroic legends of which Richard Wagner made such free use inÂ The Ring. A. T. Hatto's translation transforms an old text into a story as readable and exciting as Homer'sÂ Iliad.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780140441376
Model 9780140441376
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1965-04-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780140441376

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