| LC control no. | gf2014026297 |
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| Thesaurus/term list | lcgft |
| Genre/Form term | Drama |
| Variant(s) | Dramas Filmed plays Plays Playscripts Scripts, Stage Stage plays Stage scripts Televised plays Theatrical works |
| See also | Literature |
| Found in | LCSH, Oct. 22, 2014 (Drama. UF Plays. BT Literature) Abrams, M. A glossary of literary terms, c1999 (Drama. The form of composition designed for performance in the theater, in which actors take the roles of the characters, perform the indicated action, and utter the written dialogue. (The common alternative name for a dramatic composition is a play.)) Quinn, E. A dictionary of literary and thematic terms, c1999 (drama: In its broadest sense, any work in which actors assume roles before an audience, either in a theater or on radio or television. Drama is a major literary genre, frequently subdivided into the categories of tragedy, comedy, and tragicomedy; play: A composition written to be performed) The American heritage dictionary of the English language, ©2000, updated 2009, via WWW, Mar. 11, 2014 (theatrical, noun 1. Stage performances or a stage performance, especially by amateurs. Often used in the plural.) Oxford dictionaries website, July 11, 2014 (play, noun 3. A dramatic work for the stage or to be broadcast. Synonyms: drama, theatrical work; screenplay, comedy, tragedy; production, performance, show, sketch) Merriam-Webster online, July 11, 2014 (play noun 2. a written work in which the story is told through speech and action that is intended to be acted out on stage. Synonyms: drama, dramatization. Related Words: interlude, playlet; comedy, comedy drama, docudrama, dramedy, melodrama, monodrama, musical, musical comedy, psychodrama, tragedy, tragicomedy; magnum opus, opus, work; adaptation) Wynston, G.P. Adapting stage drama for radio : techniques of preparing stage scripts for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio production, 1976. Vickers, S. Drama scripts for people with special needs, 2005. Hirsch, M.E. Chinese shadow theater playscripts, 1998. Chayefsky, P. The stage plays, 1995. |
| Invalid LCCN | gf2011026277 gf2011026647 |
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