fabula
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One legacy of this fourth season is that comedy nerds of the future, looking back on the puzzles of it, will all have to learn to talk smartly about fabula and syuzhet.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2013
The well-known characters of the fabula Atellana are retained, as is seen from the titles.
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George
‘Recte necne crocum floresque perambulet Attae fabula si dubitem, clament periisse pudorem cuncti paene patres, ea cum reprendere coner quae gravis Aesopus, quae doctus Roscius egit.’
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George
De te fabula does not apply here, my dear friend; for you will show me more indulgence than I have skill to demand.
From Idolatry A Romance by Hawthorne, Julian
If not a hypocrite or a vain man, he may find himself blushing at the thought de me fabula narratur.
From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various
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