Well did Gunther in 'Gotterdammerung' have reason to be concerned about his reputation. In the turbulent centuries which gave birth the legends that shaped Wagner's 'Ring' political instability and insecurity were the order of the day. Strife among family members, heroes with brilliant but often brief careers - all were enshrined in legend, poems, the heroic sagas and epics that formed the basis for 'The Ring'. This penetrating study traces the evolutionary process that led from history, and from the timeless myths of the ancient Germans, to legend and ultimately to that monument of nineteenth-century art, the 'Ring Cycle'. Through the encounter which it affords with those persons and events which form the historical, mythical and legendary roots of 'The ring' the reader will find his view of Wagner's tetralogy immeasurably enhanced. This book gives a new dimension to our understanding of 'The Ring'.
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