In this Book
- The Nibelungenlied Today: Its Substance, Essence, and Significance
- 1962
- Book
- Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
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summary
This thorough study of the moral values of the Nibelungen and of their paradoxical behavior posits the work as an indictment of a society that results time and again in collective human tragedy. Told with tragic insight, yet sympathetically, the epic may well be described as the story of man, the victim of himself. Mueller analyzes the work in three chapters, focused on substance, essence and significance, in order to make the epic poem relevant to a modern audience.
Table of Contents
- Half-Title Page
- p. i
- Series Page
- p. ii
- Title Page
- p. iii
- Dedication
- p. vii
- Table of Contents
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgements
- p. xi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-2
- I. The Substance
- pp. 3-58
- II. The Essence
- pp. 59-75
- III. The Significance
- pp. 76-92
Additional Information
ISBN
9781469658032
Related ISBN(s)
9780807880340
MARC Record
OCLC
1158007517
Launched on MUSE
2020-06-15
Language
English
Open Access
Yes