monodrama
noun
a dramatic piece for only one performer.
monodramatic
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a word derived from
monodrama.
Example Sentences
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He planned, Mr Gosse tells us, "a series of monodramatic epics, narratives of the life of typical souls."
From Robert Browning by Edward Dowden
The monodramatic form renders it difficult to obtain a clear idea of the situation of the supposed speakers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
As a "monodramatic Idyll," a romance in many rich lyric measures, Maud was at first excessively unpopular.
From Alfred Tennyson by Andrew Lang
Many of these were first given at Dibdin's monodramatic entertainments at the Sans Souci Theatre in London, or as parts of his musical dramas.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
The most important part of the volume, however, is that which contains the two or three monodramatic poems and the splendid ballad of the fleet, Hervé Riel.
From An Introduction to the Study of Browning by Arthur Symons
