Home›Dramatic Genres›Defining Trait›Mood and EffectBrowse ByMood and EffectFactsMood and EffectSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested500 BCE 1Mood and EffectFilter Results7 entriesGenre FamilyAllBroad Dramatic Modes and Popular Stage Forms (1)Comic Drama Forms (5)Tragedy and History Plays (1)GroupAllBroad Dramatic Modes and Popular Stage Forms (1)Comic Drama Forms (5)Tragedy and History Plays (1)Place of OriginAllAncient Rome (1)France (1)Greece (1)Italy (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7Black ComedyMood and EffectBurlesqueMood and EffectFarceMood and EffectHigh ComedyMood and EffectLow ComedyMood and EffectMelodramaMood and EffectTragedyMood and EffectSources1. 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.