[XeTeX] Σχετ: Re: Σχετ: Re: Off topic (interesting) question

[Philip Taylor (Hellenic Institute)]

On 20/08/2022 13:23, Julian Bradfield wrote:
>> I have no axe to grind in this intra-Hellenic debate, but may I ask the
>> two protagonists whether they view the current American practice of both
> Come, come: you mean "the protagonist and deuteragonist" !

Sir, I can only adduce the OED in my humble defence —

> Plural use in sense 1 
> <https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/153105?redirectedFrom=protagonist#eid27932954> 
> with reference to characters in a single work has frequently been 
> criticized on the grounds that the word referred only to a single 
> actor in the ancient Greek drama (compare deuteragonist n. 
> <https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/51374#eid6846546> and tritagonist n. 
> <https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/206439#eid17609956>), but it is 
> nonetheless frequently found (compare e.g. quot. 1950 at sense 1 
> <https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/153105?redirectedFrom=protagonist#eid27932997>).

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