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