{"product_id":"the-nibelungenlied-9781442651807","title":"The Nibelungenlied","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the last fifty or so years there has been a gradual shift of attention in scholarship on the \u003cem\u003eNibelungenlied\u003c\/em\u003e from reconstruction of the texts, and tracings of the poem’s multiple and complex antecedents, to interpretation. In spite of this trend, there is still a pressing need for a critical analysis of the \u003cem\u003eNibelungenlied\u003c\/em\u003e as a whole that draws together its various literary qualities and examines in detail the epic’s unity, depth, and meaning. Professor Bekker’s study provides this kind of analysis. It takes a fresh approach, viewing the poem as a work of literary merit worthy to be read for its own sake. It traces the new designs which the poet brings to the Nibelungen tradition and provides detailed examinations of the main aspects of technique and structure in the epic. The approach is based on close consultation of the text, with little digression, in an attempt to guide the reader to an understanding and appreciation of the poem as the autho\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187501490519,"sku":"9781442651807","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-nibelungenlied-9781442651807","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}