The Nibelungenlied : the lay of the Nibelungs /
In ancient tales many marvels are told us ... now you may hear such marvels told!'The greatest of the heroic epics to emerge from medieval Germany, the Nibelungenlied is a revenge saga of sweeping dimensions. It tells of the dragon-slayer Sivrit, and the mysterious kingdom of the Nibelungs with...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Alemán |
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Oxford [England] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2010.
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Colección: | Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In ancient tales many marvels are told us ... now you may hear such marvels told!'The greatest of the heroic epics to emerge from medieval Germany, the Nibelungenlied is a revenge saga of sweeping dimensions. It tells of the dragon-slayer Sivrit, and the mysterious kingdom of the Nibelungs with its priceless treasure-hoard guarded by dwarves and giants, of Pr--uuml--;nhilt the Amazonian queen, fortune-telling water-sprites and a cloak of invisibility. Driven by the conflict between Kriemhilt, the innocent maiden turned she-devil, and her antagonist, the stoic, indomitable Hagen, the story is on. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxvi, 244 pages) : map |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9780191572685 0191572683 1282506404 9781282506404 9786612506406 6612506407 9780191613692 019161369X |