Böll and the Burgundians: Myth and the (Re)Construction of the German Nation

Since its "rediscovery" by the Romantics, the Nibelungenlied has evolved not only into the German national epic, but has come to be synonymous with Germany and "Germanness." After the misappropriation of the saga by the Nazis, the myth, as well as the themes associated with i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: David N. Coury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: New Prairie Press 2001-06-01
Series:Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature
Online Access:http://newprairiepress.org/sttcl/vol25/iss2/4