{"product_id":"the-nibelungenlied-9781624666759","title":"The Nibelungenlied","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with portrayals of deception, love, murder, and revenge—yet defying traditional medieval epic conventions for representing character—\u003ci\u003eThe Nibelungenlied\u003c\/i\u003e is the greatest and most unique epic in Middle High German. \u003ci\u003eThe Klage\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"To say that the translations of both works read well is an understatement... A very significant contribution to medieval literary studies in general and an essential addendum to Nibelungenlied studies in particular... Deserves—and is likely destined—to become the standard translation into English of both \u003ci\u003eThe Nibelungenlied\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Klage\u003c\/i\u003e for decades to come.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e- Winder McConnell, Emeritus, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of California,\u003c\/i\u003e Davis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599949054188,"sku":"9781624666759","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4aadafe629f5428ba7d95eb62f1ae3ed.jpg?v=1778021531","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-nibelungenlied-9781624666759","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}