Dramatic+composition

  • 31Drama — Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series… …

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  • 32farces — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… …

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  • 33melodrama — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… …

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  • 34operas — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… …

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  • 35The romantic drama — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… …

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  • 36tragedy — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… …

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  • 37tragi-comedy — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… …

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  • 38Vittorio Alfieri — painted by David s pupil François Xavier Fabre, in Florence 1793. Count Vittorio Alfieri (16 January 1749 – 8 October 1803) was an Italian dramatist, considered the founder of Italian tragedy. [1] Contents …

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  • 39Pedro Calderon de la Barca —     Pedro Calderon de la Barca     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pedro Calderon de la Barca     Born 1600; died 1681; a Spanish dramatist whose activity marks the second half of the golden age of Spanish literature. His time was one of social and… …

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  • 40dramaturgy — dram•a•tur•gy [[t]ˈdræm əˌtɜr dʒi, ˈdrɑ mə [/t]] n. sbz lit. the art, craft, or techniques of dramatic composition • Etymology: 1795–1805; < Gk drāmatourgía dramatic composition. See dramatic, urgy dram a•tur′gic, dram a•tur′gi•cal, adj. dram… …

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