Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epic theatre

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: epic the-atre
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

form of didactic drama presenting a series of loosely connected scenes that avoid illusion and often interrupt the story line to address the audience directly with analysis, argument, or documentation.

Example Sentences

"Epic theatre is now most often associated with the dramatic theory and practice evolved by the playwright-director Bertolt Brecht in Germany from the 1920s onward."

Questions

What does epic theatre mean?: form of didactic drama presenting a series of loosely connected scenes that avoid illusion and often interrupt the story line to address the audience directly with analysis, argument, or documentation.

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