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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dra·ma·tur·gy ETYMOLOGY German Dramaturgie, from Greek dramatourgiadramatic composition, from dramat-, drama + -ourgia -urgy DATE 1801 : the art or technique of dramatic composition and theatrical representation English Etymology dramaturgy "composition and production of plays, 1801, from Fr. dramaturge(1688), introduced by poet Jean Chapelain (1595-1674), from Gk.dramatourgia, from drama (gen. dramatos) + ergos "worker." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 dramaturgy drama·turgy / 5drAmEtE:dVi; NAmE -tE:rdVi / noun[U] (formal) the study or activity of writing dramatic texts 编剧研究；编剧 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dram·a·tur·gy \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷jē\ noun (-es) Etymology: German dramaturgie (in Die hamburgische Dramaturgie, critical work by Gotthold E. Lessing died 1781 German dramatist and critic), from Greek dramatourgia dramatic composition, action of a play, from dramatourgos + -ia -y 1. : the art or technique of writing drama < a professor of dramaturgy > 2. : the technical devices that are used in writing drama and that tend to distinguish it from other literary forms < a play with sound dramaturgy and excellent acting > < a first-rate clinical example of dramaturgy but a second-rate “show” — G.J.Nathan > often : use of or the product of the use of such technical devices < reviewers … neglecting honest dramaturgy for incandescent performing — New York Herald Tribune > |
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