dramaturgy

dramaturgy [dram-uh-tur-jee, drah-muh-] Word Origin noun

1. the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition.

Origin of dramaturgy 1795–1805; Greek drāmatourgía dramatic composition, equivalent to drāmaturg(ós) playwright + -ia -y3. See dramatic, -urgy Related formsdram·a·tur·gic, dram·a·tur·gi·cal, adjectivedram·a·tur·gi·cal·ly, adverb British Dictionary definitions for dramaturgically dramaturgy noun

1. the art and technique of the theatre; dramatics

Derived Formsdramaturgic or dramaturgical, adjectivedramaturgically, adverb Word Origin and History for dramaturgically dramaturgy n.

“composition and production of plays,” 1801, from French dramaturgie, from Greek dramatourgia, from drama (genitive dramatos) + ergos “worker” (see urge (v.)).