The Ring of the Nibelung

If you're happy with "Ring" translations that accompany the CD's, that's fine, but it can't hurt to buy this superb translation by John Deathridge. My quest is over: this is it.

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Professor Deathridge has done a marvelous job with this new translation, and the articles about the timeline of Wagner’s life and the synopses are essential reading. Highly recommended.

If you can't read German you really need a translation to have the foggiest idea of what is going on in the Ring Cycle. This book does just that.I bought this book to accompany a summers listening/watching the Ring Cycle on CD & DVD. As a newby to Wagner other than orchestral highlights the book did the job admirably. The introductory sections provided interesting information on aspects of the work as well as succinct synopses of each Act & Scene.The bulk of the work is of course the parallel translation of the four operas. These are a clear reading text in a type size that is readable, unlike that in CD boxes. Made it an easy task to keep place with the action while listening on CD. Inclusion of stage directions etc. made it easy to have a mental picture of the action.What this is not is a comprehensive discussion of the Ring Cycle or biography of Wagner. Then it doesn't set out to be. There are plenty of books out there doing that.My only criticism, and that's minor, is that nowhere could I find anything that told me who the editor/translator John Deathridge is. Not even the usual little bio in the front. Obviously this info is easily looked up but would have been nice to have had it included.All told would thoroughly recommend this book.

Ce livre est vraiment très beau. En ce qui concerne la livraison, il est arrivé un jour en avance et en bon état.