Home›Dramatic Genres›Parent GenreBrowse ByParent GenreFactsParent GenreSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested500 BCE 1Parent GenreFilter Results4 entriesGenre FamilyAllCloset and Verse Drama (1)Comic Drama Forms (2)Folk and Regional Theatre Traditions (1)Realist, Problem and Documentary Drama (1)Religious and Medieval Stage Plays (1)Tragedy and History Plays (2)GroupAllCloset and Verse Drama (1)Comic Drama Forms (2)Folk and Regional Theatre Traditions (1)Realist, Problem and Documentary Drama (1)Religious and Medieval Stage Plays (1)Tragedy and History Plays (2)Place of OriginAllAncient Rome (1)France (1)Greece (2)Japan (1)Thailand (1)United Kingdom (3)Defining TraitAllMood and Effect (1)Performance Tradition (1)Purpose and Message (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareComedyParent Genre4 entriesDramaParent Genre6 entriesParodyParent Genre1 entryTragedyParent Genre1 entrySources1. 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.