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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 - Watkins, Calvert
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In How to Kill a Dragon 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 reveals the antiquity and tenacity of the Indo-European poetic tradition.

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How to Kill a Dragon: Aspects of Indo-European Poetics 2001, Oxford University Press, USA, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780195144130

Trade paperback

How to Kill a Dragon: Aspects of Indo-European Poetics 1995, Oxford University Press, USA, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780195085952

Hardcover