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Composition 1102: An Introduction to the Genres of Literature Drama

Drama: An Overview. CLASSICAL LITERARY THEORY. Aristotle in Ars Poetica states that the true essence of drama is:. . . Imitated human action". There are three necessary elements for the show to go on". A story must be told. . .A story must be told in action. . .A story must be told in ac

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Composition 1102: An Introduction to the Genres of Literature Drama

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    1. Composition 1102: An Introduction to the Genres of Literature Drama “All the world ’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players;  They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts. . .” —William Shakespeare, As You Like It

    2. Drama: An Overview CLASSICAL LITERARY THEORY Aristotle in Ars Poetica states that the true essence of drama is: “. . . Imitated human action”

    3. There are three necessary elements for the “show to go on” A story must be told. . . A story must be told in action. . . A story must be told in action by actors impersonating characters.

    4. Drama’s Classical History Drama arose from ancient Greek ceremonial events: COMEDY [Dionysian fertility rites] TRAGEDY [sacrifices to the gods, Gr. Tragoidia, song of the goat]

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