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A Psychological Approach to the Character of Wotan in Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen (open access)

A Psychological Approach to the Character of Wotan in Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen

The ancient Germanic god that Richard Wagner resurrected in his operatic style Der Ring des Nibelungen was worshiped and feared from Greenland to Asia Minor for 1,000 years after the birth of Christ. This thesis examines the psychological aspects of Wotan as he appears in the opera.
Date: June 1966
Creator: Elam, Donald W. (Donald Willis)
System: The UNT Digital Library