monodrama

[mon-uh-drah-muh, -dram-uh]

noun

a dramatic piece for only one performer.

Origin of monodrama

First recorded in 1785–95; mono- + drama

Related formsmon·o·dra·mat·ic

[mon-uh-druh-mat-ik] /ˌmɒn ə drəˈmæt ɪk/, adjectivemon·o·dram·a·tist, noun

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Historical Examples of monodrama

The form of a monodrama was unfamiliar to the public and has difficulties of its own.
Victorian Worthies
George Henry Blore
It is a pity that he could not see his "monodrama" at the Lyceum in 1880.
Ellen Terry and Her Sisters
T. Edgar Pemberton
A new Kammersymphonie and a monodrama "Erwartung" remain unpublished.
Musical Portraits
Paul Rosenfeld
The 'Prometheus' is done—but the monodrama is where it was—and the novel, not at all.
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846
Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett

British Dictionary definitions for monodrama

monodrama

noun

a play or other dramatic piece for a single performer

Derived Formsmonodramatic, adjective

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