Performing oaths in classical Greek drama

Performing oaths in classical Greek drama

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"Oaths were ubiquitous rituals in ancient Athenian legal, commercial, civic and international spheres. Their importance is reflected by the fact that much of surviving Greek drama features a formal oath sworn before the audience. This is the first comprehensive study of that phenomenon. The boo...

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Main Author: Fletcher, Judith
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Aeschylus > Criticism and interpretation.
Sophocles > Criticism and interpretation.
Euripides > Criticism and interpretation.
Aristophanes > Criticism and interpretation.
Greek drama > History and criticism.
Oaths in literature.
Speech acts (Linguistics) in literature.
Electronic books.
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