Calvert Watkins Books
How to Kill a Dragon: Aspects of Indo-European Poetics
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 tradit...
Read MoreThe American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
"The words paradise, dough, and lady have nothing in common - or do they? In fact, all three are ultimately derived from the same prehistoric root. This unique book allows you to follow the paths o...
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