SIEGFRIED

sēgˈfrēd or Sigurdsĭgˈərd, great folk hero of early and medieval Germanic mythology. His legend, important in several Germanic epics, recounts his killing of the dragon Fafnir, his marriage to Gudrun (or Kriemhild), his love and betrayal of Brunhild, and his tragic death. See Niebelungenlied under Nibelungen.

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Siegfried Kracauer: An Introduction
Book by Gertrud Koch, Jeremy Gaines; Princeton University Press, 2000
Subjects: Germany--Intellectual Life--20th Century, Kracauer, Siegfried--1889-1966--Criticism And Interpretation, Motion Pictures
...LETTERS Benjamin, Walter. Briefe an Siegfried Kracauer. Ed. Theodor W. Adorno Archive...Critique 54 (1991). Levin, Thomas Y. Siegfried Kracauer. Eine Bibliographie seiner...History, Photography and the World of Siegfried Kracauer. Baltimore and London, 1994...
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Patton's Pawns: The 94th Us Infantry Division at the Siegfried Line
Book by Tony Le Tissier; University of Alabama Press, 2007
Subjects: Siegfried Line (Germany), United States--Army--Infantry Division, 94th, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany, World War, 1939-1945--Regimental Histories--United States
...countrys western border had been dubbed the Siegfried Line by the British, who disparaged...Were gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line, Have you any dirty washing, mother...Were gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line, cos the washing day is here...
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Literature and Religion in the Later Middle Ages: Philological Studies in Honor of Siegfried Wenzel
Book by Richard G. Newhauser, John A. Alford; Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, 1995
Subjects: Christian Literature, English (Middle)--History And Criticism, Christian Literature, Latin (Medieval And Modern)--History And Criticism, English Philology--Middle English, 1100-1500, Latin Philology, Medieval And Modern, Religion And Literature
...M.: Peter Lang, 1975. Wenzel, Siegfried. Chaucers Parsons Tale Every Tales Strengthe...Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1981. Wenzel, Siegfried. The English Verses in the Fasciculus...State Univ. Press, 1974. Wenzel, Siegfried, ed. and trans. Fasciculus morum...
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The Siegfried Line Campaign
Book by Charles B. MacDonald; Office of the Chief of Military History, 1963
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany
...which many units by the end of the Siegfried Line Campaign were almost ready to discard...receiving their baptism of fire during the Siegfried Line Campaign. General Collins might...divisions going into action during the Siegfried Line Campaign possessed a high percentage...
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Ethiopia: The Challenge of Democracy from Below
Book by Bahru Zewde, Siegfried Pausewang; Nordic Africa Institute, 2002
Subjects: Democratization--Ethiopia, Ethiopia--Politics And Government--1991-
...Amare Lemma, Solomon Tekle Mariam and Siegfried Pausewang, 1987/1991: Achefer-Shebadino...vol. 21, pp. 95-134. Pausewang, Siegfried, 1983: Peasants, Land and Society...Munchen: Weltforum Verlag. Pausewang, Siegfried, Fantu Cheru, Stefan Bruene, Eshetu...
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The Cultural Spaces of Siegfried Kracauer: The Many Surfaces of Berlin
Journal article by John Allen; New Formations, 2007
Subjects: Authors--Criticism and interpretation, Authors--Works, Kracauer, Siegfried--Criticism and interpretation, Kracauer, Siegfried--Works, Writers--Criticism and interpretation, Writers--Works
The Cultural Spaces of Siegfried Kracauer: The Many Surfaces of Berlin...recurrent themes in the writings of Siegfried Kracauer. So much so that one could...the hieroglyphics of Weimar Berlin: Siegfried Kracauer, one cannot but be impressed...
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Film as Memory: Siegfried Kracauer's Psychological History of German 'National Culture'
Journal article by Michael Mack; Journal of European Studies, Vol. 30, 2000
Subjects: From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, German history, German movies--Criticism and interpretation, Germany--History, Kracauer, Siegfried--Criticism and interpretation, Motion pictures, German--Criticism and interpretation, National characteristics, German--Psychological aspects, Psychohistory--Germany
Film as Memory: Siegfried Kracauers Psychological History of...History, Photography, and the Work of Siegfried Kracauer (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins...see Miriam Hansen, Introduction, in Siegfried Kracauer, Theory of Film. The Redemption...
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Below the Surface: Siegfried Kracauer's 'Test-Film' Project
Journal article by Graeme Gilloch, Jaeho Kang; New Formations, 2007
Subjects: Below the Surface (Screenplay)--Criticism and interpretation, Kracauer, Siegfried--Works, Motion pictures--Analysis, Motion pictures--Social aspects, Movies--Analysis, Movies--Social aspects, Popular culture in motion pictures--Analysis, Popular culture in motion pictures--Social aspects, Popular culture--Analysis
Below the Surface: Siegfried Kracauers Test-Film Project. by...some Frankfurt School figures--Siegfried Kracauer and Lowenthal, for example...p378. (9.) Gertrud Koch, Siegfried Kracauer,: An Introduction, Princeton...
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Are Your Dreams Wishes or Desires? Hysteria as Distraction and Character in the Work of Siegfried Kracauer
Journal article by Jan Campbell; New Formations, 2007
Subjects: Capitalism--Portrayals, Dissociation (Psychology)--Analysis, Dissociative disorders--Analysis, Hysteria (Mental disorder)--Analysis, Hysteria--Analysis, Kracauer, Siegfried--Criticism and interpretation, Kracauer, Siegfried--Works, Marxism--Influence, Philosophy, Marxist--Influence, Photography--Portrayals, Psychoanalysis--Influence
...Distraction and Character in the Work of Siegfried Kracauer. by Jan Campbell Psychoanalysis...history is absent. This essay explores Siegfried Kracauers historical account of the social...between the psyche and the real. (1.) Siegfried Kracauer, From Caligari to Hitler...
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Sherston's Imaginary Friend: Siegfried Sassoon's Autobiographical Prose and the Idea of Photography
Journal article by Susan Bruce; Biography, Vol. 30, 2007
Subjects: Authors--Criticism and interpretation, Authors--Works, Literary critics--Criticism and interpretation, Literary critics--Works, Poets--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Works, Sassoon, Siegfried--Criticism and interpretation, Sassoon, Siegfried--Works, Sherston, George--Criticism and interpretation, Sherston, George--Works, Writers--Criticism and interpretation, Writers--Works
Sherstons Imaginary Friend: Siegfried Sassoons Autobiographical Prose...been looking in the wrong places. Siegfried Sassoons prose, both fictionalized...the end of the first chapter of Siegfried Sassoons Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting...
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magazine articles on: Siegfried  - 842 results

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The Truth about Siegfried & Roy: The Duo Have Never Denied Their Past Romantic Relationship. So Why Is the Media Ignoring It?
Magazine article by Steve Friess; The Advocate, November 11, 2003
Subjects: Fischbacher, Siegfried--Sexual behavior, Gay men--Demographic aspects, Horn, Roy--Sexual behavior, Magicians--Sexual behavior
The Truth about Siegfried Roy: The Duo Have Never Denied Their...no matter how carefully you watch. Siegfried and Roy have always been master illusionists...biographical detail about Horns and Siegfried Fischbachers 44-year history together...
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Bavarian State Opera's Siegfried
Magazine article by Jeffrey Leipsic; Musical Opinion, Vol. 126, March 2003
Bavarian State Operas Siegfried by Jeffrey Leipsic When David Alden...underscored by his new staging of Siegfried, seen at its fourth evening in the...Wagner first conceived the character of Siegfried as a child of the 1848 revolution...
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Siegfried Opéra Bastille Paris
Magazine article by Martin Lee-Browne; Musical Opinion, Vol. 134, May/Jun 2011
Siegfried Opera Bastille Paris by Martin Lee-Browne If...throughout: the confrontations between Mime, Siegfried and The Wanderer in Act 1 ; between Alberich, The Wanderer, Siegfried, Fafner and Mime in Act 2; and between Siegfried...
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Wagner's Siegfried in Bonn
Magazine article by Eduardo Benarroch; Musical Opinion, Vol. 123, Winter 2000
Wagners Siegfried in Bonn by Eduardo Benarroch As readers...how would things develop when reaching Siegfried, which requires an exceptional tenor...problems. Not only is the production by Siegfried Schonbohm a great success, but also...
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Siegfried and Falstaff
Magazine article by Christopher Morley; Musical Opinion, Vol. 134, September 2011
Siegfried and Falstaff by Christopher Morley Longborough...conception that I have ever encountered. Siegfried was this years instalment (July 23...cast, headed by the appealingly boyish Siegfried of Daniel Brenna (no perfect Aryan youth...
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newspaper articles on: Siegfried  - 771 results

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Siegfried on 'King'
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 8, 2003
Subjects: Fischbacher, Siegfried, Horn, Roy
Siegfried on King. Byline: Christian Toto, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Siegfried on King Siegfried Fischbacher of Siegfried Roy will appear on CNNs "Larry King Live" tonight to discuss the tragic accident that has left his longtime performing partner...
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WNO's 'Siegfried' Tricks an Illness
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 4, 2009
Subjects: Musicians
WNOs Siegfried Tricks an Illness. Byline: T.L...its long-awaited new production of Siegfried at the Kennedy Center Opera House. Highly...heldentenor in the cruelly strenuous role of Siegfried. Its a dilemma for an opera company...
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Wagner Gets Wrecked; Crash Landing ... John Treleaven Failed to Shine as Siegfried at the Royal Opera House
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 14, 2007
Subjects: Gotterdammerung (Opera), Theaters
...John Treleaven Failed to Shine as Siegfried at the Royal Opera House. Byline: David Mellor Wagners Ring: Siegfried Gotterdammerung Royal Opera House...in the middle operas, Walkure and Siegfried,and reflected the overwhelming impact...
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Siegfried? It's a Folly
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 9, 2005
Siegfried? Its a Folly. Byline: DAVID MELLOR...point came in one o f the few scenes when Siegfried himself is not present. For this is...the most part utterly uningratiating as Siegfried, the most heroic of roles. Pitched...
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Domingo: Opera for All; but 'Siegfried' Won't Be Heard in 2007-08
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 11, 2007
Subjects: Domingo, Placido, La Boheme (Opera)
Domingo: Opera for All; but Siegfried Wont Be Heard in 2007-08. Byline...expected production of Wagners "Siegfried," the third opera in the companys...originally announced." With "Siegfried" bumped to 2008-09, the company...
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encyclopedia articles on: Siegfried  - 20 results

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Sassoon, Siegfried
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SASSOON, SIEGFRIED 1886 1967, English poet and novelist. A heroic and decorated officer in World War I, he nonetheless expressed his conviction...
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Siegfried
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SIEGFRIED seg fred or Sigurd sig rd, great folk hero of early and medieval Germanic mythology. His legend, important in several Germanic...
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Brunhild
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...warlike queen of Iceland, whom Siegfried defeats in combat and wins for his brother-in-law, Gunther. Hating Siegfried, Brunhild contrives his death at...chief of the Valkyries. Sigurd (Siegfried) saves her from an enchanted stronghold...
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Nibelungen
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Etzel (Attila the Hun). The warrior Siegfried, having won the Nibelung hoard, marries...character, especially of Kriemhild, Siegfried, and Hagen. Its great strength lies...operas Das Rheingold, Die Walkure, Siegfried, and Gotterdammerung. The complete...
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Wagner, Richard
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Walkure (1854 56), and two acts of Siegfried (1856 69), Wagner laid the Ring aside...in 1874 he completed the third act of Siegfried and all of Gotterdammerung, the last...the Bayreuth festivals. Their son, Siegfried Wagner, 1869 1930, composed 11 operas...
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