The Agōn in Classical Literature Dr Murray R. BakstThe multifaceted agn a contest of words is a force formulating classical literary tradition. This book reflects on facets of the agn and its representations in classical literature across a variety of genres and ideological contexts, from Homer to lyric poetry, drama, law, rhetoric and historiography, and the pivotal role of competition in ancient Greek thought. It examines the agn as a literary, structural and dialectic form, as a means of authority
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