dramaturgy

[ dram-uh-tur-jee, drah-muh- ]

/ ˈdræm əˌtɜr dʒi, ˈdrɑ mə- /

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noun

the craft and techniques of dramatic composition.

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Origin of dramaturgy

First recorded in 1795–1805; from Greek drāmatourgía “dramatic composition,” equivalent to drāmaturg(ós) “playwright” + -ia -y³; see dramatic, -urgy

OTHER WORDS FROM dramaturgy

dram·a·tur·gic [dram-uh-tur-jik, drah-muh-], /ˌdræm əˈtɜr dʒɪk, ˌdrɑ mə-/, dram·a·tur·gi·cal, adjective

Words nearby dramaturgy

dramatist, dramatization, dramatize, dramaturge, dramaturgical, dramaturgy, Drambuie, dramedy, dram glass, Drammen, drammock

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How to use dramaturgy in a sentence

Also, because Ramsey-Zoe comes to directing by way of dramaturgy — specifically new play development — he was especially right for the job.
‘Old Soul’ creates intimate exchanges via Zoom|Patrick Folliard|February 26, 2021|Washington Blade
This does not seem like a profound bit of dramaturgy on my part, and he agrees with it.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ibsen will live, not as a dramaturgist, but as the greatest professor of dramaturgy the world has ever known.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
The imaginative equipment of Maeterlinck's dramaturgy is rather limited and, on its face value, trite.
Prophets of Dissent|Otto Heller

On the whole, Kalidasa was remarkably faithful to the ingenious but somewhat over-elaborate conventions of Indian dramaturgy.
Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works|Kalidasa
There was a declaration of principles to be formulated out of sagacity and dramaturgy.
Children of the Market Place|Edgar Lee Masters
Dramaturgy, dram′a-tur-ji, n. the principles of dramatic composition: theatrical art.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dramaturgy

dramaturgy

/ (ˈdræməˌtɜːdʒɪ) /

noun

the art and technique of the theatre; dramatics

Derived forms of dramaturgy

dramaturgic or dramaturgical, adjectivedramaturgically, adverb

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dramaturgy

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