The Supernatural in the Niebelungenlied May 14, 2009

7.15 for 7.30 pm start

Tonight's lecture explores magic, ghosts, gods and goddesses in the German epic.

Cyril Edwards is a leading Germanist. His presentations are always engaging, and are always popular. His warm and friendly personality has earned him a devoted following at Treadwell's, where he is well loved. Cyril's books include The Beginnings of German Literature (2002), and Wolfram von Eschenbach: Parzival with Titurel, and the Love-Lyrics (2004), a translation of the greatest medieval Grail romance. The paperback version in 2006 (Oxford World’s Classics). He has published widely on medieval love-lyrics and political lyrics, and on the supernatural, particularly elves and witchcraft.

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