Performing oaths in classical Greek drama /

"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:	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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