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02917aam a22003978a 4500 001 C30995EA7D5211E1A6C2838D6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20120403010220 008 110711s2012 enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2011029382 020 $a 0521762731 020 $a 9780521762731 035 $a (OCoLC)711047972 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d YDXCP $d UKMGB $d BWX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PA3136 $b .F58 2011 082 00 $a 882/.0109 $2 23 084 $a LCO003000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Fletcher, Judith. 245 1 $a Performing oaths in classical Greek drama / $c Judith Fletcher. 260 $a Cambridge ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2012. 300 $a xi, 277 p. ; $c 24 cm. 520 $a "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 book explores how the oath can mark or structure a dramatic plot, at times compelling characters like Euripides' Hippolytus to act contrary to their best interests. It demonstrates how dramatic oaths resonate with oath rituals familiar to the Athenian audiences. Aristophanes' Lysistrata and her accomplices, for example, swear an oath that blends protocols of international treaties with priestesses' vows of sexual abstinence. By employing the principles of Speech Act theory, this book examines how the performative power of the dramatic oath can mirror the status quo, but also disturb categories of gender, social status and civic identity in ways that redistribute and confound social authority"-- Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 505 8 $a Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. From curses to blessings: horkos in the Oresteia; 2. Speaking like a man: Sophocles' Trachiniae and Philoctetes; 3. Horkos in the polis: Athens, Thebes, and Sophocles; 4. Perjury and other perversions: Euripides' Phoenissae, Orestes, and Cyclops; 5. Twisted justice in Aristophanes' Clouds; 6. Women and oaths in Euripides; 7. How to do things with Euripides: Aristophanes' Thesmophoriazusae; 8. Swearing off sex in Aristophanes' Lysistrata; Conclusion. 650 0 $a Greek drama $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Oaths in literature. 650 0 $a Speech acts (Linguistics) in literature. 600 00 $a Aeschylus $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 00 $a Sophocles $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 00 $a Euripides $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 00 $a Aristophanes $x Criticism and interpretation. 650 7 $a LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient, Classical & Medieval. $2 bisacsh 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180118065046.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C30995EA7D5211E1A6C2838D6AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search