THE NIBELUNGEN TRADITION: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA

The Nibelungen Encyclopedia brings together in one volume all of the literary and extra-literary references pertinent to the Nibelungen tradition. This monumental works is the intended as a standard reference guide to pre-literary and literary sources of the Nibelungen tales. From the reception of the Nibelungen theme in art, music, sculpture, film, and modern literature to its application in the twentieth century in such spheres as the military, politics, and propaganda. The Nibelungen Tradition also provides the reader with an analysis of all of the primary literary sources, thumbnail sketches of characters and places associated with the tradition, significant motifs and key concepts, the historical background, and the most important scholarship to date on the topic.