The Teutonic Mythology of Richard Wagner's "The Ring of the Nibelung": The family of gods

Winner of the Adele Mellen Award for Distinguished Scholarship, this is a three-volume presentation of the totality of mythological thought associated with Wagner's Ring. Volume one, Nine Dramatic Properties, includes extensive treatments of: the World Ash, The Rainbow Bridge, Donner's Golden Hammer, Valhalla, and the Ring. Volume two presents each god in rich detail and coverage. Volume three (Parts 1 and 2), The Natural and Supernatural Worlds, includes a supplement on the names presented in the first two volumes with specific examination of every person, thing, or object given a proper name in the drama. Assembles and explicates the many miscellaneous elements, difficult to categorize, that are vital to appreciation of the Ring.