Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung : a companion : the full German text with the acclaimed English translation by Stewart Spencer ; commentaries by Barry Millington, Elizabeth Magee, Roger Hollinrake, Warren Darcy
Publication details: New York : Thames and Hudson , 1993. Description: 383 p. : 23 cmISBN: 9780500281949Other title: a companion : the full German textSubject(s): German operas | Art, German | Operas -- Librettos | Livrets (Musique) | Ring des Nibelungen (Wagner, Richard)LOC classification: ML50 | .W37 2010Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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An English translation of the text of Wagner's "Ring", with the German text given in parallel. This book also includes essays which discuss the cycle's musical structure, its philosophical implications, its medieval sources and Wagner's own changing attitude to its meaning.
'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
Thematic guide
'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
Parallel German and English text