The Ring of the Nibelung
$34.34
- Paperback
816 pages
- Release Date
3 December 2019
Summary
A superb translation of one of the greatest nineteenth century poems: the libretto to Wagner’s Ring cycle
The scale and grandeur of Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung has no precedent and no successor. It preoccupied Wagner for much of his adult life and revolutionized the nature of opera, the orchestra, the demands on singers and on the audience itself. The four operas—The Rhinegold, The Valkyrie, Siegfried and Twilight of the Gods—are complete worlds, conjuring up extraordinary mytho…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241422281 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241422280 |
| Author: | Richard Wagner, John Deathridge |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 816 |
| Release Date: | 3 December 2019 |
| Weight: | 546g |
| Dimensions: | 37mm x 132mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
“For the past decade, Penguin has been producing handsome hardcover versions of their classics (…) both elegant and quirky in shocks of bright color” - The New York Times
Now comes the new translation by John Deathridge, doyen of English-speaking Wagner scholars, with a grasp of his life and writings that may never have been equalled. […] In that noble enterprise he seems to me to be entirely successful. […] ‘Awesome’ is a word I detest, but how else can one describe that? Beautifully presented and authoritative, which can only […] cast light on this inexhaustible masterwork. – Michael Tanner * Spectator *
The Ring provides a meticulous study of the psychology of politics and power[…] Hugely illuminating […] Deathridge’s translation, flexibly and vividly conceived, shines a special light into the literary and psychological depths of the Ring. – Benjamin Poore * Asymptote Journal *
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner (1813-83) redefined opera and had an overwhelming impact on German and Western culture. His major works include Lohengrin, Tannhäuser, Tristan und Isolde, Parsifal, and the four parts of Der Ring des Nibelungen: Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung.
John Deathridge is Emeritus King Edward Professor of Music at King’s College London and one of the world’s foremost authorities on the music of Richard Wagner.
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