Wagners ring and the germanic tradition

In this remarkable book, Collin Cleary defends Richard Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen against the claim that it distorts Germanic mythology. Wagner was a serious student of the myths and sagas of Northern Europe, and the Ring is surprisingly faithful to them. Wagner retells the traditional stories, revealing new layers of meaning. Indeed, of all the works that have preserved Germanic mythology, W...

In this remarkable book, Collin Cleary defends Richard Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen against the claim that it distorts Germanic mythology. Wagner was a serious student of the myths and sagas of Northern Europe, and the Ring is surprisingly faithful to them. Wagner retells the traditional stories, revealing new layers of meaning. Indeed, of all the works that have preserved Germanic mythology, W...

In this remarkable book, Collin Cleary defends Richard Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen against the claim that it distorts Germanic mythology. Wagner was a serious student of the myths and sagas of Northern Europe, and the Ring is surprisingly faithful to them. Wagner retells the traditional stories, revealing new layers of meaning. Indeed, of all the works that have preserved Germanic mythology, W...

In this remarkable book, Collin Cleary defends Richard Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen against the claim that it distorts Germanic mythology. Wagner was a serious student of the myths and sagas of Northern Europe, and the Ring is surprisingly faithful to them. Wagner retells the traditional stories, revealing new layers of meaning. Indeed, of all the works that have preserved Germanic mythology, W...

In this remarkable book, Collin Cleary defends Richard Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen against the claim that it distorts Germanic mythology. Wagner was a serious student of the myths and sagas of Northern Europe, and the Ring is surprisingly faithful to them. Wagner retells the traditional stories, revealing new layers of meaning. Indeed, of all the works that have preserved Germanic mythology, W...

In this remarkable book, Collin Cleary defends Richard Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen against the claim that it distorts Germanic mythology. Wagner was a serious student of the myths and sagas of Northern Europe, and the Ring is surprisingly faithful to them. Wagner retells the traditional stories, revealing new layers of meaning. Indeed, of all the works that have preserved Germanic mythology, W...

In this remarkable book, Collin Cleary defends Richard Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen against the claim that it distorts Germanic mythology. Wagner was a serious student of the myths and sagas of Northern Europe, and the Ring is surprisingly faithful to them. Wagner retells the traditional stories, revealing new layers of meaning. Indeed, of all the works that have preserved Germanic mythology, W...