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- Title
Speech Acts and Embedded Narrative Structure in the Getty Hexameters.
- Authors
Caliva, Kathryn
- Abstract
The Getty Hexameters are an enigmatic text that reveals a conception of the pragmatic force underlying mythic narratives. Although some scholars have concluded that the text is a composite of multiple spells, this paper argues for reading the text as a unified narrative marked by a hierarchy of authoritative speech acts that draw on the authority of three apotropaic divinities: Paean, Hecate, and Heracles. These layers of narrative acts follow a sequence of revelation, mythological analogy, and aitiology, all of which come together to demonstrate the efficacy of the text as an apotropaic charm.
- Subjects
SPEECH acts (Linguistics); HEXAMETER; PRAGMATICS; NARRATIVES; ANALOGY; TALISMANS; MANUSCRIPT fragments
- Publication
Archiv für Religionsgeschichte, 2016, Vol 17, Issue 1, p139
- ISSN
1436-3038
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/arege-2015-0009