Home›Dramatic Genres›Defining Trait›Form and TechniqueBrowse ByForm and TechniqueFactsForm and TechniqueSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested500 BCE 1Form and TechniqueFilter Results13 entriesGenre FamilyAllCloset and Verse Drama (3)Comic Drama Forms (3)Realist, Problem and Documentary Drama (2)Short and Solo Stage Forms (4)Spanish Golden Age Theatre (1)GroupAllCloset and Verse Drama (3)Comic Drama Forms (3)Realist, Problem and Documentary Drama (2)Short and Solo Stage Forms (4)Spanish Golden Age Theatre (1)Place of OriginAllEastern Europe (1)Europe (1)France (2)Germany (1)Greece (2)Spain (1)Sweden (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 13Chamber PlayForm and TechniqueChoreopoemForm and TechniqueCloset DramaForm and TechniqueCloset ScreenplayForm and TechniqueComediaForm and TechniqueDocumentary TheatreForm and TechniqueElegiac ComedyForm and TechniqueExtravaganzaForm and TechniqueMonologueForm and TechniqueOne-Act PlayForm and TechniqueVerse Drama and Dramatic VerseForm and TechniqueVictorian BurlesqueForm and TechniqueWell-Made PlayForm and TechniqueSources1. Tragedy (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationTragedy, lead section, ancient Greek origin sentenceQuote, Tragedy, lead section, ancient Greek origin sentenceOriginating in the theatre of ancient Greece 2500 years ago, where only a fraction of the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides survive, as well as many fragments from other poets, and the later Roman tragedies of Seneca.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.