"The book...is at once an impressive summation of what has gone
before and a bold step forward into new waters...In its
methodology, in its breadth, Watkins' book can only be termed a
tour de force."--Journal of the American Oriental Society
"This book is an inspiring introduction to the problems and
techniques of comparative Indo-European poetics and at the same
time a major contribution to that field...It is both delightfully
entertaining and a very important work..."--The Classical
Journal
"[This] rewarding book crowns many decades of thorough and often
brilliant linguistic research."--Religious Studies Review
"Watkins builds a compelling case for his interpretations....This
work is richly illustrated with examples from relevant literature,
with all passages presented both in the original and in
translation."--Diachronica
"The sheer mass of the learning in this landmark book by Watkins is
overwhelming....the whole book is full of stimulating ideas....We
owe a debt of gratitude to Watkins for this massive--and masterly--
synthesis of traditional poetics in the Indo-European
tradition."--Journal of American Folklore
"...it attests to an extraordinary erudition and unique command of
the major ancient IE languages; it contains innumerable original
insights and fascinating notes on religion and mythology; it is
well written and develops its argument step by step with growing
conviction and clarity; altogether, a challenging and stimulating
work!"--The Journal of Indo-European Studies
"...it attests to an extraordinary erudition and unique command of
the major ancient IE languages; it contains innumerable original
insights and fascinating notes on religion and mythology; it is
well written and develops its argument step by step with growing
conviction and clarity; altogether, a challenging and stimulating
work!"--The Journal of Indo-European Studies
"The book...is at once an impressive summation of what has gone
before and a bold step forward into new waters...In its
methodology, in its breadth, Watkins' book can only be termed a
tour de force."--Journal of the American Oriental Society
"This book is an inspiring introduction to the problems and
techniques of comparative Indo-European poetics and at the same
time a major contribution to that field...It is both delightfully
entertaining and a very important work..."--The Classical
Journal
"...[this] rewarding book crowns many decades of thorough and often
brilliant linguistic research."--Religious Studies Review
"Watkins builds a compelling case for his interpretations....This
work is richly illustrated with examples from relevant literature,
with all passages presented both in the original and in
translation."--Diachronica
"...the sheer mass of the learning in this landmark book by Watkins
is overwhelming....the whole book is full of stimulating
ideas....We owe a debt of gratitude to Watkins for this massive -
and masterly - synthesis of traditional poetics in the
Indo-European tradition."--Journal of American Folklore
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