Apr 10 2008
Wendy Doniger: The Land East of the Asterisk
Wendy Doniger has reviewed West’s Indo-European Poetry and Myth in the London Review of Books. Admittedly, I am not too familiar with her work, but I have the impression that she is a gifted writer besides being an incredible scholar of religions. This review is no exception and is a wonderful piece of writing on a very useful book. Be sure not to miss the section on Concepts of poetry in the first chapter of West’s book.
Doniger sums up her review with these words:
In the light of this insight, anything that occurs throughout the Indo-European world is Indo-European, whether or not the Indo-European speakers borrowed it from or lent it to some other cultures. All that is unique is the linguistic structure. And that world of words and stories is beautifully laid out for us in this important book.
Bibliographical data:
West, M. (2007). Indo-European Poetry and Myth. , 480. Oxford University Press.
Link to review: