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Very challenging to follow some of the events or historical figures—either because insufficient detail has been provided or the author is glossing over sections.

Each scene follows a kind of cyclical dance, in which the immediate protagonist suffers a wound to his pride intellectually (outwitted by a foe). He then seeks some remedy through another form of masculinity, such as sexual conquest or physical might.

“Conversation is not a pastime; on the contrary, conversation is what organizes time, governs it, and imposes its own laws, which must be respected.”