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Myths of the Underworld in Contemporary Culture: The Backward Gaze examines a series of twentieth and twenty-first century fictional works that adapt Greco-Roman myths of the catabasis, the heroic jou

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.

The importance of oaths to ancient Greek culture can hardly be overstated, especially in the political and judicial fields, but they have never been the object of a comprehensive, systematic study.&n

This book challenges the current thrust of neoliberalism and economic managerialism by unfolding a new vision of participatory action learning and action research (PALAR) as a philosophy, methodology,

In AristophanesA' most popular play, sex is a powerful agent of reconciliation. As war ravages ancient Greece, a band of women, led by Lysistrata, promise to deny their husbands all sex until they st

Art historians and other scholars of the humanities from Canada, Britain, and the US explore the concept and representation of virginity from classical times to the work of Margaret Atwood. Their topi

New edition of this popular text for primary trainees, helping them to consolidate and develop their mathematics teaching skills. Updated in line with the new National Curriculum.

New edition of this popular text for primary trainees, helping them to consolidate and develop their mathematics teaching skills. Updated in line with the new National Curriculum.

The essential teaching theory and practice text for primary mathematics. Covering the skills of planning, monitoring and assessment and class management, it relates these specifically to primary mathe

In conjunction with the production of the play Cyclops in February 2003, a conference was organized in Cincinnati, Ohio to explore the current trends in scholarship and future directions for research