Browsing 2018 MU dissertations - Freely available online by Thesis Advisor "Marks, Raymond"
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Not just fun and games : exploring ludic elements in Greek and Latin literature
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)This dissertation explores how Greek and Roman authors use board games and games of chance to answer complex questions about humanity and the relation of the self to the cosmos. I isolate literary topoi rooted in gaming ...