The Story of Siegfried (Dover Children's Classics) - Softcover

Phd, James Baldwin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486445747 ISBN 13: 9780486445748

Publisher: Dover Children's, 2006

Synopsis

First published in New York in 1896, this is Baldwin's retelling of the story of Siegfried. Drawing materials from various versions of the northern sagas and from his own imagination, he presents the action-packed adventures of Siegfried and other mythical figures, including Aegir, Brunhild, Thor and Balder, in 20 tales from the ancient Eddas. Reprint.

About this title

Product Description:

Exciting accounts of Siegfried, the young man who rode through fire to awaken the lovely Brunhild from a deep sleep, and adventure-packed retellings of "The Curse of Gold," "Nibelungen Land," "The War with the North-Kings," and sixteen other timeless tales, transport young readers to a captivating world of dragons, giants, and gods.

About the Author:

James Baldwin (1924-1987) burst on the literary scene in 1953 with his novel Go Tell It on the Mountain, which received excellent reviews and immediately was recognized as establishing a profound new voice in American letters. His acclaimed collection of essays, Notes of a Native Son, was published in 1955. A second collection of essays, Nobody Knows My Name, was published in 1961 between his novels Giovanni's Room (1956) and Another Country (1961).

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Children's
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0486445747
• ISBN 13: 9780486445748
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224