dramatic unities

plural noun

1. the three unities of time, place, and action observed in classical drama as specified by Aristotle in his Poetics.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dramatic unities¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

In this poem the dramatic unities are perfectly preserved, the atmosphere and climate in harmony with every event.

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Further, the "dramatic unities" of time and place, as well as of action, were held to be binding.

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What unity it has is not of the stage or the dramatic Unities.

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Dramatic Unities In the classic play the so-called dramatic unities of time, place, and action were strictly observed.

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The fact that the story of atmosphere can hardly escape manifesting the dramatic unities does not amalgamate the two matters.

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