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How to kill a dragon : aspects of Indo-European poetics

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.

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  • "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."@en
  • "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."
  • "Watkins demonstrates the continuity of poetic formulae in Indo-European languages from Old Hittite to medieval Irish. Using the comparative method, he shows how traditional poetry formulae of considerable complexity can be reconstructed as far back as the original common languages, thus revealing the antiquity and tenacity of the poetic tradition."@en

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  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en
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  • "How to kill a dragon : aspects of indo-european poetics"
  • "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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  • "How to kill a dragon aspects of Indo-European poetics"
  • "How to kill a dragon aspects of indo-european poetics"

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