Richard Wagner's Poem the Ring of the Nibelung

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Before entering upon the study of Wagner''s poem, it is necessary to give some attention to those versions of the Nibelung story which form the source of the poet''s inspiration. In this connection the author is obl...