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Filled with portrayals of deception, love, murder, and revenge-yet
defying traditional medieval epic conventions for representing
character-the Nibelungenlied is the greatest and most unique epic
in Middle High German. The Klage , its consistent companion text in
the manuscript tradition, continues the story, detailing the
devastating aftermath of the Burgundians' bloody slaughter. William
Whobrey's new volume offers both-together for the first time in
English-in a prose version informed by recent scholarship that
brilliantly conveys to modern readers not only the sense but also
the tenor of the originals.
"I believe this fluent, accurate, readable translation of Tristan
and Isolde will become the standard English edition of Gottfried's
literary masterpiece. Wisely choosing not to recreate the end rhyme
of the original, Whobrey has created a text that stays true to the
original Middle High German while rendering it into modern English
prose. The inclusion of Ulrich von Turheim's Continuation is a
great strength of this book. For the first time, English speakers
will be able to read Gottfried's work in tandem with Ulrich's and
explore -- via Whobrey's discussion of Ulrich's sources -- the rich
Tristan literary tradition in the Middle Ages and the ways in which
Gottfried's achievement resonated well after his death. The
footnotes provide helpful cultural, historical, and interpretive
information, and Whobrey's Introduction offers a nice overview of
Gottfried's biography, a discussion of Gottfried's important
literary excursus, his place within the literature and genres of
his time, and the source material for his Tristan. Particularly
useful is Whobrey's discussion of the intricate and masterful
structure of Gottfried's text." -- Scott Pincikowski, Hood College
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