Home›Dramatic Genres›Genre FamilyBrowse ByGenre FamilyFactsGenre FamilySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested500 BCE 1Genre FamilyBrowseCompareBroad Dramatic Modes and Popular Stage FormsDramatic Genres3 entriesCloset and Verse DramaDramatic Genres3 entriesComic Drama FormsDramatic Genres14 entriesFolk and Regional Theatre TraditionsDramatic Genres35 entriesRealist, Problem and Documentary DramaDramatic Genres4 entriesReligious and Medieval Stage PlaysDramatic Genres4 entriesShort and Solo Stage FormsDramatic Genres4 entriesSpanish Golden Age TheatreDramatic Genres4 entriesTragedy and History PlaysDramatic Genres5 entriesSources1. 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.