Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung : A Companion

Introduction 7(2) Stewart Spencer Chronology 9(2) `Or Strike at Me Now as I Strangle the Knee': a note on the text and translation 11(3) Stewart Spencer Wagner's revolutionary musical reforms 14(11) Barry Millington Thematic Guide 17(8) `What shall we do for a Ring?' 25(4) Barry Millington In pursuit of the purely human: the `Ring' and its medieval sources 29(12) Elizabeth Magee Illustrations 33(8) Epiphany and apocalypse in the `Ring' 41(7) Roger Hollinrake `The World belongs to Alberich!' Wagner's changing attitude towards the `Ring' 48(5) Warren Darcy The Ring of the Nibelung 53(299) Stewart Spencer Das Rheingold 54(65) Die Walkure 119(73) Siegfried 192(85) Gotterdammerung 277(75) Appendix: rejected versions 352(12) Notes on the translation 364(9) Glossary of names 373(3) Bibliography 376(6) The `Ring' on compact disc and video 382(1) Sources of illustrations 383(1) The contributors 384