Seen this way, The Glass Bead Game (1943) explores the difference between status and power.
(what about counter-signalling? Does sprezzatura, besides having the playful component of status-building, also imply that one already has enough power to not swot?)
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(what about counter-signalling? Does sprezzatura, besides having the playful component of status-building, also imply that one already has enough power to not swot?)