{"product_id":"wagners-ring-and-the-germanic-tradition-9781642641004","title":"Wagner's Ring and the Germanic Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable book, Collin Cleary defends Richard Wagner's \u003cem\u003eDer Ring des Nibelungen\u003c\/em\u003e against the claim that it \"distorts\" Germanic mythology. Wagner was a serious student of the myths and sagas of Northern Europe, and the \u003cem\u003eRing\u003c\/em\u003e is surprisingly faithful to them. Wagner retells the traditional stories, revealing new layers of meaning. Indeed, of all the works that have preserved Germanic mythology, Wagner's \u003cem\u003eRing \u003c\/em\u003eis the most beautiful and the most profound. Cleary includes a detailed account of the composer's use of the traditional sources. In addition, he offers a complete interpretation of the \u003cem\u003eRing\u003c\/em\u003e, demonstrating Wagner's synthesis of German myth and German philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCleary, Collin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - COLLIN CLEARY, Ph.D. is an independent scholar living in Sandpoint, Idaho. He is the author of Summoning the Gods: Essays on Paganism in a God-Forsaken World (2011) and What Is a Rune?, (2015). He is one of the founders of TYR: Myth-Culture-Tradition, the first volume of which he co-edited. A Master in the Rune-Gild, his work has been translated into Czech, Danish, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Swedish.","brand":"Wagnerphile Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50495915589906,"sku":"9781642641004","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ed7bb849-cd1b-4899-8fbd-c3068a48f6e7.jpg?v=1730689081","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wagners-ring-and-the-germanic-tradition-9781642641004","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}