The Nibelungenlied, considered a masterpiece of the German Middle Ages, is a heroic epic of extraordinary deeds and deep passions. Of unknown authorship, it tells the story of love, hatred, lust for power, and greed. The actors in this powerful drama fight, suffer and perish when elemental passions break through the crust of social conventions and erupt in deeds of horror and brutality. They are distinctive personages out of the legendary past: Siegfried, the invincible hero; Gunther, mighty king of the Burgundians; Etzel, ...
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The Nibelungenlied, considered a masterpiece of the German Middle Ages, is a heroic epic of extraordinary deeds and deep passions. Of unknown authorship, it tells the story of love, hatred, lust for power, and greed. The actors in this powerful drama fight, suffer and perish when elemental passions break through the crust of social conventions and erupt in deeds of horror and brutality. They are distinctive personages out of the legendary past: Siegfried, the invincible hero; Gunther, mighty king of the Burgundians; Etzel, the powerful ruler of the Huns. Nowhere in medieval literature can there be found characters of greater force and individuality.
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Add this copy of The Nibelungenlied (Studies in German Language & to cart. $51.89, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1961 by Edwin Mellen Pr.
