The Saga of the Volsungs : the Norse epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer /
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| Uniform title: | Völsunga saga. English. |
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| Imprint: | Berkeley : University of California Press, c1990. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 145 p.) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11138386 |
| Summary: | The Saga of the Volsungs is an Icelandic epic of special interest to admirers of Richard Wagner, who drew heavily upon this Norse source in writing his Ring Cycle and a primary source for writers of fantasy such as J. R. R. Tolkien and romantics such as William Morris.<br> <br> <br> <br> A trove of traditional lore, it tells of love, jealousy, vengeance, war, and the mythic deeds of the dragonslayer, Sigurd the Volsung.<br> <br> <br> <br> Byock's comprehensive introduction explores the history, legends, and myths contained in the saga and traces the development of a narrative that reaches back to the period of the great folk migrations in Europe when the Roman Empire collapsed. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 145 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-121). |
| ISBN: | 9780520951518 0520951514 0520066839 0520069048 0585081360 9780585081366 9780520272996 |