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Format: XIII, 613 S.

ISBN: 0-19-508595-7

Content: 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.

Language: English

Subjects: Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures

Keywords: Indogermanistik ; Indogermanisch ; Dichtersprache ; Indogermanen ; Schriftsteller ; Indogermanische Sprachen ; Poetik ; Indogermanische Sprachen ; Dichtersprache ; Indogermanische Sprachen ; Literatur ; Drachenkampf ; Indogermanische Sprachen ; Literatur ; Drachenkampf ; Geschichte ; Indogermanisch ; Poetik ; Geschichte

URL: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0602/95020945-d.html

Author information: Watkins, Calvert 1933-2013

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Format: 1 online resource (630 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 0-19-770471-9 , 1-280-52715-3 , 0-19-802471-1 , 1-4294-0648-8

Series Statement: Oxford scholarship online

Content: A demonstration of the continuity of poetic formulae in Indo-European languages from Old Hittite to medieval Irish. Using the comparative method, the traditional poetic formulae can be reconstructed back to the original common languages, thus revealing the tenacity of the poetic tradition.

Note: Previously issued in print: 1995. , Contents; ASPECTS OF INDO-EUROPEAN POETICS; I. The Field of Comparative Poetics: Introduction and Background; II. Case Studies; III. The Strophic Style: An Indo-European Poetic Form; HOW TO KILL A DRAGON IN INDO-EUROPEAN: A CONTRIBUTION TO THE THEORY OF THE FORMULA; IV. The Basic Formula and Its Variants in the Narration of the Myth; V. Some Indo-European Dragons and Dragon-Slayers; VI. From Myth to Epic; VII. From Myth to Charm; Abbreviations; References; Indexes of names and subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Index of passages , Index of words , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-19-514413-9

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-19-508595-7

Language: English