SINOPSIS DEL LIBRO

The tragic grandeur of the Nibelungenlied is brought to life in this sweeping epic poem which the author considered his finest literary achievement It retells the saga of Sigurd the Volsung from the forging of the sword Gram to the slaying of Fafnir and the doom brought by Brynhilds love The verse rolls with a heavy oceanic rhythm capturing the fatalism and fierce honor of the Norse worldview It is a monumental contribution to English poetry that...Seguir leyendo