See Also: dramaturgy(dictionary)

dramaturgy (iou)



dramaturgy noun. E19.
[Greek dramatourgia composition of dramas (from dramatourgos DRAMATURGE: see -Y3), prob. after German Dramaturgie.]
Dramatic composition; the dramatic art. E19.
Dramatic or theatrical acting. Now rare. M19.
Sociology. A theory which interprets individual behaviour as the dramatic projection of a chosen self. M20.
drama'turgic,
drama'turgical adjectives M19.
drama'turgically adverb M20.
dramaturgist noun a dramatist E19.