Is it necessary for me to know the whole "Der Ring des Nibelungen"

>>9274880
I just asked my dad and he said you could spend your whole life trying to read the pre-reqs to a Gaddis novel. So I'd yes, it's necessary

>>9274900
>spends whole life misinterpreting his father

>>9274900
T-thanks, anon.

>>9274880
Read P. Craig Russell's comic adaptation of the Ring: lovely art, nice visual interpretations of the musical themes, available in torrents, etc.

>>9274880
fuck that, just read the fuckin book.

No, not at all. A wikipedia summary would be more than sufficient

>>9274900
Time to introduce your pops to /lit/!