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The rigid separation of athletic and dramatic/musical performances is artificial; the pyrrich dance, for instance, defies classification under the traditional headings.","Chapter two examines the element of conflict, the agon, which is at the root of both athletic and dramatic spectacles. The structures of both kinds of performance are similar and four basic analogies are proposed: (1) poet: athlete; (2) dramatic competition: athletic contest; (3) character in drama: athlete; (4) dramatic conflict: athletic contest.","Chapter three focuses on the texts of Greek tragedy and comedy. Athletic terminology and imagery are very common in most extant plays. Words to do with conflict (the agon), victory, wrestling and running are the most frequently used.","Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-16T18:37:02Z (GMT). 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