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How to Kill a Dragon : Aspects of Indo-European Poetics
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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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- ISBN-13: 9780195085952
- ISBN-10: 0195085957
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publish Date: November 1995
- Dimensions: 9.32 x 6.3 x 1.74 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.28 pounds
- Page Count: 640
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