Humanities

Drama

A composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving various characters, usually intended to be acted on a stage and to be regarded as a form of entertainment. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

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Abstract

A composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving various characters, usually intended to be acted on a stage and to be regarded as a form of entertainment. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

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  • Dramas

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Indexing Annotation

coord IM with LITERATURE, MEDIEVAL (IM) or LITERATURE, MODERN (IM); docudrama as a stage presentation goes here

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History Note

91(75); was see under LITERATURE 1975-90

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  1. K01w.517w.333w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Drama. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004324. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004324
  2. Drama. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama
  3. Drama. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25372