Nibelungenlied | Essays and Criticism

  • Critical and Popular Reception of the German National Epic

    In the following essay, Laurelle LeVert surveys both critical and popular reception of the German national epic and addresses questions of genre.

  • Appendix to The Nibelungenlied

    In the following essay, A.T. Hatto offers reasoned speculations about the anonymous author of The Nibelungenlied.

  • Introduction to The Nibelungenlied

    In the following essay, D. G. Mowatt talks about both the literary merits of The Nibelungenlied and its role as the German national epic.

  • Nibelungenlied

    In the following excerpt, Arthur E. Huston and Patricia McCoy explore some possible source material for this epic. They commend the work's blending of historical fact with mythic elements, and maintain that it was probably written by a single author.