Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung
eBook - ePub

Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung

A Companion

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung

A Companion

About this book

This is the first literal, word-for-word translation of Wagners epic masterwork with the full German text. It is at once reliable and readable, adhering closely to the original verse form and to Wagners poetic intentions. The German text is given in parallel, and Spencer also contributes illuminating footnotes and an introductory essay. Specially commissioned essays discuss the Cycles musical structure, its philosophical implications, its medieval sources and Wagners own changing attitude to its meaning. An appendix of Wagners rejected versions, copious notes on the translation, a glossary of the names of characters in the Ring, an extensive bibliography and reviews of CD- and video-recordings conclude the volume. Illustrations include specimens of Wagners MSS and photographs of historic productions.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Other Titles of Interest
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. Chronology
  8. ‘Or Strike at Me Now as I Strangle thy Knee’: a note on the text and translation
  9. Wagner’s revolutionary musical reforms
  10. Thematic Guide
  11. ‘What shall we do for a Ring?’
  12. In pursuit of the purely human: the ‘Ring’ and its medieval sources
  13. Illustrations
  14. Epiphany and apocalypse in the ‘Ring’
  15. ‘The World belongs to Alberich!’ Wagner’s changing attitude towards the ‘Ring’
  16. The Ring of the Nibelung translated by Stewart Spencer
  17. Appendix: rejected versions
  18. Notes on the translation
  19. Glossary of names
  20. Bibliography
  21. The ‘Ring’ on compact disc and video
  22. Sources of illustrations
  23. The contributors
  24. Copyright