About the Author

Burton Raffel is Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities Emeritus and Professor of English Emeritus, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His many works of translation include the narrative poems of Chretien de Troyes and Poems and Prose from the Old English, all published by Yale University Press.

Reviews

"A marvelously readable version of "Das Nibelungenlied."" Ronnie Apter, Central Michigan University
--Ronnie Apter"

"Burton Raffel's "Nibelungenlied "deserves many enthralled readers." Michael Dirda, from the Foreword
--Michael Dirda"

"Raffel stays true to the styleand form of the "Nibelungenlied," a wonderful text that deserves a much wider audience in the English-speaking world." Bettina Bildhauer, University of St. Andrews
--Bettina Bildhauer"

"Raffel stays true to the style and form of the "Nibelungenlied," a wonderful text that deserves a much wider audience in the English-speaking world."--Bettina Bildhauer, University of St. Andrews
--Bettina Bildhauer

"Burton Raffel''s "Nibelungenlied "deserves many enthralled readers."--Michael Dirda, from the Foreword