How to Kill a Dragon: Aspects of Indo-European Poetics

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By Calvert Watkins Calvert Watkins follows the continuum of poetic formulae in Indo-European languages, from Old Hittite to medieval Irish. He uses the comparative method to recons truct traditional poetic formulae of considerable complexity that stretch as far back as the original common language. Thus, Watkins reviews the antiquity and tenacity of the Indo-European poetic tradition-- specifically, the motif of slaying a dragon/serpent. Gently used; only one copy available 613 pages Oxford University Press (1995) Show more