The Nibelungenlied (Penguin Classics): Prose Translation - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140441379 ISBN 13: 9780140441376

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2004

Synopsis

Written by an unknown author in the twelfth century, this powerful tale of murder and revenge reaches back to the earliest epochs of German antiquity, transforming centuries-old legend into a masterpiece of chivalric drama. Siegfried, a great prince of the Netherlands, wins the hand of the beautiful princess Kriemhild of Burgundy, by aiding her brother Gunther in his struggle to seduce a powerful Icelandic Queen. But the two women quarrel, and Siegfried is ultimately destroyed by those he trusts the most. Comparable in scope to the Iliad, this skilfully crafted work combines the fragments of half-forgotten myths to create one of the greatest epic poems - the principal version of the heroic legends used by Richard Wagner, in The Ring.

About this title

About the Author:

Written around AD 1200, probably by a professional entertainer for performance at court in Austria

A.T. Hatto has translated Tristan and Eschenbach's Parzival for Penguin Classics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0140441379
• ISBN 13: 9780140441376
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416