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9780500281949

Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung A Companion

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  • ISBN13:

    9780500281949

  • ISBN10:

    0500281947

  • Edition: 00
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-10-17
  • Publisher: Thames & Hudson

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Summary

There had long been a need for a modern Englishtranslation of Wagner#x19;s Ring-a version that would bereliable and readable yet at the same time be a truereflection of the literary quality of the German libretto.First published in 1993, this acclaimed translation,which follows the verse form of the original exactly,filled that niche. It reads smoothly and idiomatically,yet is the result of prolonged thought and deep back-ground knowledge. The translation is accompanied by StewartSpencer#x19;s introductory essay on the libretto and aseries of specially commissioned texts by BarryMillington, Roger Hollinrake, Elizabeth Magee, andWarren Darcy that discuss the cycle#x19;s musical structure, philosophical implications, medieval sources,and Wagner#x19;s own changing attitude to its meaning.With a glossary of names, a review of audio and videorecordings, and a select bibliography, this book is anessential complement to Wagner#x19;s great epic.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7(2)
Stewart Spencer
Chronology
9(2)
`Or Strike at Me Now as I Strangle the Knee': a note on the text and translation
11(3)
Stewart Spencer
Wagner's revolutionary musical reforms
14(11)
Barry Millington
Thematic Guide
17(8)
`What shall we do for a Ring?'
25(4)
Barry Millington
In pursuit of the purely human: the `Ring' and its medieval sources
29(12)
Elizabeth Magee
Illustrations
33(8)
Epiphany and apocalypse in the `Ring'
41(7)
Roger Hollinrake
`The World belongs to Alberich!' Wagner's changing attitude towards the `Ring'
48(5)
Warren Darcy
The Ring of the Nibelung
53(299)
Stewart Spencer
Das Rheingold
54(65)
Die Walkure
119(73)
Siegfried
192(85)
Gotterdammerung
277(75)
Appendix: rejected versions 352(12)
Notes on the translation 364(9)
Glossary of names 373(3)
Bibliography 376(6)
The `Ring' on compact disc and video 382(1)
Sources of illustrations 383(1)
The contributors 384

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