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HOW TO KILL A DRAGON: ASPECTS OF INDO-EUROPEAN POETICS
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HOW TO KILL A DRAGON: ASPECTS OF INDO-EUROPEAN POETICS

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By Calvert Watkins

 

Calvert Watkins follows the continuum of poetic formulae in Indo-European languages, from Old Hittite to medieval Irish. He uses the comparative method to reconstruct traditional poetic formulae of considerable complexity that stretch as far back as the original common language. Thus, Watkins reviews the antiquity and tenacity of the Indo-European poetic tradition-- specifically, the motif of slaying a dragon/serpent. 

 

Gently used; only one copy available

 

613 pages

Oxford University Press (1995)