by Jörg von Uthmann · ISBN 9783455059250
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«Richard Wagners Ring des Nibelungen im Lichte des deutschen Strafrechts» is the essay by Jörg von Uthmann, published by Hoffmann und Campe in 1979.
The book turns the plot of Wagner's tetralogy into a catalogue of crimes: homicide, abduction, robbery, arson and animal cruelty. From the perspective of German criminal law, it reviews gods, heroes and giants of the Ring and concludes that almost none would emerge unscathed from criminal proceedings.
Ernst von Pidde is the pseudonym of Jörg von Uthmann. The first edition appeared in 1968 under another title; this second, revised and enlarged edition has 80 pages and includes a bibliography and an index.
A read for Wagnerians and for those curious about the law who want a glimpse of the criminal side of the Ring.
