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+ The Greek _phlyax_ (the play) passed to southern Italy in the fourth century B.C., whence it was transmitted to
Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals William Graham Sumner 1875
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+ The end man of the negro minstrel troupe is a modern creation like the Greek _phlyax_, for he is a buffoon of the plantation-negro type, with every feature exaggerated to the utmost, so that he is unreal and a caricature; but the exaggerations direct attention to familiar facts and display characteristic features which are a cause of merriment.
Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals William Graham Sumner 1875
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