Home›Dramatic Genres›Defining Trait›Purpose and MessageBrowse ByPurpose and MessageFactsPurpose and MessageSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested500 BCE 1Purpose and MessageFilter Results4 entriesGenre FamilyAllComic Drama Forms (1)Religious and Medieval Stage Plays (1)Spanish Golden Age Theatre (2)GroupAllComic Drama Forms (1)Religious and Medieval Stage Plays (1)Spanish Golden Age Theatre (2)Place of OriginAllGreece (1)Spain (2)United Kingdom (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4Comedy of MannersPurpose and MessageFin de FiestaPurpose and MessageLoaPurpose and MessageMorality PlayPurpose and MessageSources1. 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.