David Weeks Translator (3 results)
- Softcover
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. German language. 6.61x0.59x10.20 inches. In Stock.
- Softcover
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.BennettBooksLtd
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paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
More imagesPublished by University of California Press, Berkeley, 1983
- Hardcover
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A smart copy of this translated section of Dumezil's notable work Mythe Et Epopee. The first part of Dumezil's Mythe Et Epopee, considered his magnum opus, which provides a thorough overview of the trifunctional ideology of Indo-European mythology. This section observes t…he nature of the hero, a tormented being held between the civilized and the demonic patrons. In this analysis, Dumezil reveals the divine tug-of-war between Odin and Thor, Siva and Visnu, Hera and Athena, and the mortals they entrap in their cosmic contests. Written by Georges Dumezil, a French philologist, linguist, and religious studies scholar who specialized in comparative linguistics and mythology. Translated by David Weeks, an American linguist and translator. Edited with an introduction by Jaan Puhvel, an Estonian comparative linguist and comparative mythologist. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with small creases to the fly leaves. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine. None (illustrator). book.
