Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods - The Ring of the Nibelung - Volume II - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

<p><strong>The second instalment of Richard Wagner's best-known work <em>The Ring of Nibelung</em> has been translated by Margaret Armour and is presented in this volume alongside Arthur Rackham's gorgeous illustrations.</strong></p><p><em>Siegfried</em> and <em>The Twilight of the Gods</em> are the final two operas in The Ring of the Nibelung cycle. Inspired by the legendary hero of Norse mythology Sigurd Wagner's opera portrays a man without fear and his attempt to learn apprehension. Following the narrative is the finale <em>Götterdämmerung</em> which is a German translation of the Old Norse phrase <em>Ragnarök</em> referring to a prophesied war and the renewal of the world.</p><p>Arthur Rackham a master of the Golden Age of Illustration provides dreamlike illustrations that refine and elucidate the enthralling final parts of this operatic cycle.</p>