modern drama

collocation in English

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modern
adjective
uk
/ˈmɒd.ən/us
/ˈmɑː.dɚn/
designed and made using the most recent ideas ...
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drama
noun
uk
/ˈdrɑː.mə/us
/ˈdræm.ə/
a play in a theatre or on television or radio, or plays and ...
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(Definition ofmodernanddramafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In addition, 231 actors were directed to perform amoderndramadetailing the exploits of the king.
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For too long perhaps the audience has been marginal to our explication of the politics of earlymoderndrama.
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The first two sections don't define 'moderndrama', but instead celebrate the freedom of enquiry allowed by the imprecision of that term.
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It is precisely the historical element inmoderndramathat prevents us from postulating any continuity between classical tragedy and modern theater.
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I feel very strongly that themoderndramaas well as the old should be encouraged.
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As with muchmoderndrama, there is no hero in the play.
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His courses in dramatic literature from ancient tomoderndramais available online on the site.
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In the field of earlymoderndramahe has made over 200 contributions to books and academic journals.
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The author used the stage for his own plays as well as for guest performances ofmoderndramafrom abroad.
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The theatre itself was established in 2005 and it only features shows which are under the branch ofmoderndrama.
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This club was established to study and practice indigenous andmoderndramaforms and to form a drama group for staging drama.
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As a literary critic, he focuses on modernism, especially such genres as the closet drama, the literary manifesto, andmoderndrama.
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Alongside of the narrative romance of heroism and love there sprang up popular love lyrics, and even the beginnings of themoderndrama.
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This is a relatively recent dichotomy that has been studied in the earliest times of ancient poetry tomoderndramaby modern scholars.
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The author examined dramatic passions, discussing the mode in which they are treated in ancient andmoderndrama, poetry and romance.
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In the 1950s he appeared in revue, musicals, operetta and on television as well as in classic andmoderndramain the theatre.
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Moderndramachanged this aspect of theater as it was not directed towards any one class in society, but rather the collaboration of the artistic aspects within these classes.
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Her administration oversaw extensive renovation of the campus, including refurbishment of the library, the creation of a new art center, and construction of amoderndramaand film center.
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