Dramaturgy
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| - | '''Dramaturgy''' is the art of [[drama]]tic composition and the [[Representation (arts)|representation]] of the main elements of drama on the stage. Dramaturgy is a distinct practice separate from play writing and directing, although a single individual may perform any combination of the three.<ref>Cardullo, Bert. ''What is Dramaturgy?'' New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2005. p. 4.</ref> Some [[dramatist]]s combine writing and dramaturgy when creating a drama. Others work with a specialist, called a [[dramaturg]], to adapt a work for the stage. | + | '''Dramaturgy''' is the study of [[drama]]tic composition and the [[Representation (arts)|representation]] of the main elements of drama on 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 [[Dramatic structure|structure]]. | + | 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. |
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| *[[Dramatic structure]] | *[[Dramatic structure]] | ||
| + | *''[[Writing Drama]]'', whose original title is "La Dramaturgie" | ||
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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.
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See also
- Dramaturge
- Dramatic structure
- Writing Drama, whose original title is "La Dramaturgie"
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