About this title: A guide for English-speaking readers to the mythology behind Richard Wagner's operas - myths brought from the Orient to the shores of the Baltic. The legends which have Siegfried for their central figure are found in their earlier written forms in the Eddas and the Sagas, as preserved in Iceland. They appear again in changed forms in the great medieval epic, the Nibelungen Lied, and, in our own day, notably in Wagner's majestic operas of the Nibelungen Ring. At the time of original publication in 1904, W. C. Sawyer, Ph.D., was Professor of the German Language and Lecturer on Teutonic ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Patrick Henry University Press
Date Published: 2003-04
ISBN-13:9781410205186ISBN:1410205185
Description: Very Good. Hardcover 1904 1st edition in very good condition. No DJ. Boards have very minor shelf wear. Gilt is still fairly bright. Text is clean. Spine is tight. Shipping confirmation. Shipping confirmation. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: General Books
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780217060851ISBN:0217060854
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 5.98 by 9 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00166 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Paperback ) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: INTL LAW & TAXATION PUBL
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781410205186ISBN:1410205185
Description: New. A guide for English-speaking readers to the mythology behind Richard Wagner's operas-myths brought from the Orient to the shores of the Baltic. The legends which have Siegfried for their central figure are found in their earlier written forms in th... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: KESSINGER PUB LLC
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780766151406ISBN:0766151409
Description: New. This volume has the purpose of combining in a suitable form such helps as are needful for the English speaking student in the study of the Nibelung legends, which have Siegfried for their central figure. Quaint terms, antiquated usages, and many myth... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Company
Date Published: 1904
Description: Good. The red decorative cover has gilt illustration and some spots on the front. The glue is cracked on page 16-17 but the binding is solid. In good condition overall. read more
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