Das Nibelungenlied: Song of the Nibelungs by Raffel, Burton [Translator] - 2008-01-08

Yale University Press, 2008-01-08. paperback. Good. 143x96x13.

Yale University Press, 2008-01-08. Paperback. Used: Good.

Yale University Press, 2008-01-08. 1. Paperback. Used:Good.

Yale University Press. As New. 2006. Softcover. 0300125984 . This specific softcover book is in like new condition with only the slightest bit of wear and with a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "No poem in German literature is so well known and studied in Germany and Europe as the 800-year-old Das Nibelungenlied. In the English-speaking world, however, the poem has remained little known, languishing without an adequate translation. This wonderful new translation by eminent translator Burton Raffel brings the epic poem to life in English for the first time, rendering it in verse that does full justice to the original High Middle German. His translation underscores the formal aspects of the poem and preserves its haunting beauty. Often called the German lliad, Das Nibelungenlied is a heroic epic both national in character and sweeping in scope. The poem… Read More

Yale Univ Pr, 2007. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 384 pages. 9.00x5.75x1.00 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Often called the German lliad, "Das Nibelungenlied" is a heroic epic both national in character and sweeping in scope. The poem moves inexorably from romance through tragedy to holocaust. This translation brings the epic poem to life in English.