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ˈdræm əˌtɜr dʒi, ˈdrɑ mə-dra·matur·gy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatrenoun

    the art of writing and producing plays

Wiktionary

  1. dramaturgynoun

    The art of dramatic composition for the stage.

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  1. Dramaturgy

    Dramaturgy is the study of dramatic composition and the representation of the main elements of drama on the stage. The term first appears in the eponymous work Hamburg Dramaturgy (1767–69) by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Lessing composed this collection of essays on the principles of drama while working as the world's first dramaturge at the Hamburg National Theatre. Dramaturgy is distinct from play writing and directing, although the three may be practiced by one individual. Some dramatists combine writing and dramaturgy when creating a drama. Others work with a specialist, called a dramaturge, to adapt a work for the stage. Dramaturgy may also be broadly defined as "adapting a story to actable form." Dramaturgy gives a performance work foundation and structure. Often the dramaturge's strategy is to manipulate a narrative to reflect the current Zeitgeist through cross-cultural signs, theater- and film-historical references to genre, ideology, questions of gender and racial representation, etc., in the dramatization.

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  1. dramaturgy

    Dramaturgy is a sociological perspective primarily associated with symbolic interactionism, which employs the metaphor of the theater to explain human behavior. In the context of theater, dramaturgy refers to the art or technique of writing and producing plays, and it involves the creation and development of a stage performance. In sociological terms, it focuses on the management of everyday life's theatricality, stressing on self-presentation and role-playing in accordance with social norms and expectations.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dramaturgynoun

    the art of dramatic composition and representation

  2. Etymology: [Gr. dramatic composition; drama + a root akin to E. work: cf. F. dramaturgie.]

Wikidata

  1. Dramaturgy

    Dramaturgy is the art of dramatic composition and the representation of the main elements of drama on the stage. The word dramaturgy was coined by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Dramaturgy is a distinct practice separate from play writing and directing, although a single individual may perform any combination of the three. Some dramatists combine writing and dramaturgy when creating a drama. Others work with a specialist, called a dramaturg, to adapt a work for the stage. Dramaturgy may also be defined, more broadly, as shaping a story into a form that may be acted. Dramaturgy gives the work or the performance a structure. From 1767-1770 Lessing wrote and published a series of criticisms entitled the Hamburg Dramaturgy. These works analyzed, criticized and theorized the German theatre, and made Lessing the father of modern Dramaturgy. Another important work to the Western theatre tradition work is the Poetics by Aristotle. In this work Aristotle analyses tragedy. He considers Oedipus Rex as the quintessential dramatic work. He analyses the relations among character, action, and speech, gives examples of what he considers to be good plots, and examines the reactions the plays provoke in the audience. Many of his "rules" are often associated with "Aristotelian drama", wherein deus ex machina is a weakness the action is structured economically. In Poetics he discusses many key concepts of drama, such as anagnorisis and catharsis. In the last century Aristotle's analysis has formed the basis for numerous TV and film-writing guides.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Dramaturgy

    dram′a-tur-ji, n. the principles of dramatic composition: theatrical art.—ns. Dram′aturge, Dram′aturgist, a playwright.—adj. Dram′aturgic. [Through Fr. from Gr. dramatourgia, dramatourgos, playwright—drama, and ergon, a work.]

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