Drama Came First From what I understand, some of the first known literature was drama. The Ancient Greeks recited and performed plays such as "Antigone". This predates the novel by about a millennium. Earliest Forms of Literature The earliest Western literature was, as far as is known, the epic, followed by drama. It is believed that the lyric is also one of the earliest forms, too.
Drama in literature is a genre that presents a story through dialogue and performance. It typically involves conflict, tension, and emotional ups and downs that unfold on stage. Playwrights use dramatic elements such as plot, character, setting, and theme to engage audiences and provoke thought.
Drama in literature implies a contradiction in that "literature" originally meant something written.
Haiku not and kabuki were forms of literature and drama
Drama is the part of literature,,It is the source of entertainment and instruction.
literature and poetry
the subtypes of literature is *drama *poetry
Charles A. Carpenter has written: 'Modern British drama' -- subject(s): English drama, Bibliography, History and criticism 'Modern drama scholarship and criticism 1981-1990' -- subject(s): Drama, History and criticism, Bibliography 'Bernard Shaw as artist-Fabian' -- subject(s): Literature and society, History, Political and social views 'Dramatists and the bomb' -- subject(s): History and criticism, Atomic bomb victims in literature, English drama, War in literature, American drama, Nuclear warfare and literature, Atomic bomb in literature, Antinuclear movement in literature, Apocalyptic literature, History 'Modern drama scholarship and criticism, 1966-1980' -- subject(s): Drama, History and criticism, Bibliography
novel and drama
Susan C. Harris has written: 'Gender and modern Irish drama' -- subject(s): Body, Human, in literature, Characters, Dramatic works, English Feminist drama, English drama, Feminism and literature, History, History and criticism, In literature, Irish authors, Sex role in literature, Women, Women and literature, Women in literature
Viviana Comensoli has written: 'Household business' -- subject(s): Domestic drama, English, English Domestic drama, English drama, Family in literature, History, History and criticism, Literature and society, Middle class in literature
Anand Patil has written: 'Western Influence on Marathi Drama' -- subject(s): History and criticism, Marathi drama, English drama, Theater, History 'Comparative literature' -- subject(s): Comparative Literature, Congresses, History and criticism, Indic literature, Indic literature (English), Literature, Comparative, Oriental and Western
Karl-Heinz Stoll has written: 'Postmoderner Feminismus' -- subject(s): Criticism and interpretation, English Experimental drama, English Feminist drama, Experimental drama, English, Feminism and literature, Feminist drama, English, History, History and criticism, Postmodernism (Literature), Women and literature
Camilla Stevens has written: 'Family and identity in contemporary Cuban and Puerto Rican drama' -- subject(s): Civilization, Cuban drama, Family in literature, History and criticism, Identity (Psychology) in literature, Literature and society, Puerto Rican drama
Thomas Kaulisch has written: 'Ehekonflikte in modernen englischen Dramen' -- subject(s): Conflict (Psychology) in literature, Domestic drama, English, English Domestic drama, English drama, History and criticism, Marriage in literature, Married people in literature