{"product_id":"the-nibelungenlied-shumway-b-daniel-9781647645014","title":"The Nibelungenlied: English Prose Translation","description":"\u003cp\u003eA perfect and highly readable English prose translation of the Nibelungenlied-an epic poem which first appeared written in in Middle High German around 1100 AD, in which the story of Siegfried the dragon slayer was first told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe epic consists of two parts: first, the story of Siegfried and his wife Kriemhild; and second, of the marriage of Siegfried's widow to King Etzel (Atilla the Hun).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tale weaves through intrigue, adventure, love, death, and revenge, as Siegfried slays the dragon, but is killed by Hagen, who then hides the Nibelung treasure in the Rhine River. Kreimhild is forced to marry Etzel, but takes her revenge . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original epic was written in poem format in 2.400 stanzas, divided up into 39 adventures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis English translation has kept to the \"adventure\" format but reads as a conventional epic, and accurately follows the storyline of all the adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Nibelungenlied later served as the inspiration for Richard Wagner's \"The Ring\" Cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shumway B. Daniel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647645018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647645014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scrawny Goat Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Shumway B. Daniel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057621004543,"sku":"9781647645014","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a6b08e81-afbc-4d6f-8aa4-34d0a797bf38.jpg?v=1685048009","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nibelungenlied-shumway-b-daniel-9781647645014","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}