monodrama
[mon-uh-drah-muh, -dram-uh]
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noun
a dramatic piece for only one performer.
Origin of monodrama
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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 WorthiesGeorge Henry Blore
It is a pity that he could not see his "monodrama" at the Lyceum in 1880.
Ellen Terry and Her SistersT. Edgar Pemberton
A new Kammersymphonie and a monodrama "Erwartung" remain unpublished.
Musical PortraitsPaul 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) 1845-1846Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett
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