DRAMATIC POETRY.
- Resource Type
- Reference Entry
- Authors
- WORTHEN, W. B.
- Source
- Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry & Poetics 4th Edition; 6/2/2012, p376-384, 9p
- Subject
- LYRIC poetry
POETRY (Literary form)
DRAMA & society
PERSONALISM
HISTORICAL drama
- Language
A definition of the term "dramatic poetry" is presented. It refers to the theoretical and historical friction between performance and poetry, theater and writing and action and language. Dramatic poetry is the temporal structure of the event, the practices of acting and the projection of character. The association of dramatic poetry with inventive language are outlined.