- dramatic unities
- noun plural Date: circa 1922 the unities of time, place, and action that are observed in classical drama
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dramatic unities
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dramatic unities — noun plural : the unities of time, place, and action observed in classical drama * * * the three unities of time, place, and action observed in classical drama as specified by Aristotle in his Poetics. [1920 25] … Useful english dictionary
dramatic unities — the three unities of time, place, and action observed in classical drama as specified by Aristotle in his Poetics. [1920 25] * * * … Universalium
DRAMATIC UNITIES — three rules of dramatic construction prescribed by Aristotle, observed by the French dramatists, but ignored by Shakespeare, that (1) a play should represent what takes place within eight hours, (2) there must be no change of locality, and (3) … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
unities — ▪ dramatic literature in drama, the three principles derived by French classicists from Aristotle s Poetics; they require a play to have a single action represented as occurring in a single place and within the course of a day. These… … Universalium
dramatic literature — Introduction the texts of plays that can be read, as distinct from being seen and heard in performance. The term dramatic literature implies a contradiction in that literature originally meant something written and drama meant… … Universalium
Unities — Unity U ni*ty, n.; pl. {Unities}. [OE. unite, F. unit[ e], L. unitas, from unus one. See {One}, and cf. {Unit}.] 1. The state of being one; oneness. [1913 Webster] Whatever we can consider as one thing suggests to the understanding the idea of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Classical unities — The classical unities, Aristotelian unities or three unities are rules for drama derived from a passage in Aristotle s Poetics. In their neoclassical form they are as follows: The unity of action: a play should have one main action that it… … Wikipedia
theatre, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of the Western theatre from its origins in pre Classical antiquity to the present. For a discussion of drama as a literary form, see dramatic literature and the articles on individual national literatures.… … Universalium
Theatre of France — For more information about the history of French literature, see the chronological articles in the French literature series in the template to the right. French theatre is a category of French literature. It may include Francophone theatre… … Wikipedia
Corneille, Pierre — born June 6, 1606, Rouen, France died Oct. 1, 1684, Paris French poet and playwright. He studied law and was a king s counselor in Rouen (1628–50). He wrote his first comedy, Mélite (performed 1629), before he was 20; other comedies followed. He… … Universalium
