Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung : a companion : the full German text / with a new translation by Stewart Spencer and commentaries by Barry Millington [and others].

Author/creator Wagner, Richard
Format Book
PublicationLondon : Thames and Hudson, [1993]
Description383 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Included WorkWagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen (Libretto). English.
Included WorkWagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen (Libretto).
Included WorkSpencer, Stewart.
Included WorkMillington, Barry.
Contents 'Or strike at me now as I strangle thy knee' : a note on the text and translation / Stewart Spencer -- Wagner's revolutionary musical reforms / Barry Millington -- 'What shall we do for a ring?' / Barry Millington -- In pursuit of the purely human : the 'Ring' and its medieval sources / Elizabeth Magee -- Epiphany and apocalypse in the 'Ring' / Roger Hollinrake -- 'The world belongs to Alberich!' : Wagner's changing attitude towards the 'Ring' / Warren Darcy -- The ring of the Nibelung / translated by Stewart Spencer.
General noteParallel German and English text.
Bibliography noteBibliography: p. 376-381.
LCCNgb 93036135
ISBN0500015678 :

Availability

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML50.W14 R47 1993 ✔ Available Place Hold