German epic on display in Beinecke
As curator of German literature at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Christa Sammons only rarely gets the opportunity to describe a new exhibit in blockbuster terms.
But she said the Library’s newest attraction has it all — “money, sex and violence.”
“That being said, the exhibit is very dignified,” Sammons added.
The source of her excitement is the Beinecke’s latest exhibit, opening Wednesday, which explores the historical reception of the Nibelungenlied, a medieval Germanic epic. Entitled “Creating Germany’s National Myth: The Nibelungenlied and its...
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