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 Nibelungenlied Information
3,164 words, approx. 11 pages
 The Nibelungenlied, translated as The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic poem in Middle High German. It tells the story of dragon-slayer Siegfried at the court of the Burgundians, his murder, and of his wife Kriemhild's revenge. The Nibelungenlied is...
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 German Quarterly Das Nibelungenlied
10/01/2006: 717 words, approx. 2 pages Müller, Jan-Dirk. Das Nibelungenlied. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, 2005.184 pp. euro14.80 paperback. This well thought-out, lucidly written and succinct introduction to UieNibelungenlitd and Klage is already in its second edition and, like the original, intended for advanced students or medievalists of all disciplines... summary from source:
German Quarterly A Companion to the Nibelungenlied
01/01/2000: 1,457 words, approx. 5 pages McConnell, Winder, ed. A Companion to the Nibelungenlied. Columbia, SC: Camden House, 1998. xiv + 293 pp. $65.00. This collection includes essays on twelve topics that have conventionally been conceived as central to Nibelungen.lied studies, among them: authorship, manuscripts, heroic vs. courtly ethos,...
 Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Werner A. Mueller
16,734 words, approx. 56 pages
In the following excerpt, Mueller explains that the Nibelungenlied's main theme is man himself, particularly how he responds to a dilemma. Mueller also explores the poet's concerns and his relation to his work and contends that the poem, without promoting specific religious values, nevertheless affirms man's need for faith.
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Critical Essay by Winder McConnell
16,313 words, approx. 54 pages
In the following essay, McConnell applies analytical psychology to an exploration of the motivations and dreams of the Nibelungenlied's main characters and their relationships, finding much evidence of repression.
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Critical Essay by Theodore M. Andersson
12,293 words, approx. 41 pages
In the following excerpt, Andersson summarizes the new approaches taken in critical analyses of the Nibelungenlied during the last half of the twentieth century.
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