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adeselnaferreira's review against another edition
4.0
It's a good book if you never studied the Nieblungs and want to have a new perspective on themes and characters. However if you have already studied the tale in university, this boook won't give any new information. It might be the best idea ever if you read this book along with the original "Das Niebelungenlied" and then Tolkien's "The Legend of Sigurd and Grudun". Bolen focuses mainly on the character Prünhilt and Sivrit and leaves Krimihilt and Gunther behind, which was great for me, beacuse I have always been curious with the history of Prünhilt and was very unhappy with the medieval version of the myth.
brunnhilde's review against another edition
4.0
Amo la obra de Wagner y el análisis jungiano. A match made in heaven.
industrialathena's review against another edition
3.0
Fans of Jean Shinoda Bolen's other works shouldn't miss this book! Rather than just a listing of archetypes and their accompanying psychological characteristics, Ring of Power is an exploration of archetypes in action. The book explores how focusing on power to the exclusion of all other values is a theme running through Wagner's Ring Cycle operas and how the how the destructive consequences wrought in the operas mirrors real life tragedy. Bolen is not, however, a natural storyteller. Readers not very familiar with Wagner's Ring Cycle (me) will still need to watch the operas to really understand the nuances of the stories. Awkward plot summaries aside, the book is really fascinating and a great introduction to psychological analysis of popular culture.
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