chronicle play

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Definition of chronicle play in English English dictionary

drama based loosely on historical events

A dramatization of historical material, especially the Elizabethan dramas based on the chronicle histories of England. or history play Play with a theme from history that often holds up the past as a lesson for the present. Chronicle plays developed from medieval morality plays and flourished in times of nationalistic fervour, as in England from the 1580s to the 1630s. They included plays such as The Victories of Henry the Fifth and The True Tragedie of Richard III and reached maturity with Christopher Marlowe's Edward II and William Shakespeare's Henry VI

Hyphenation

chron·i·cle play

Turkish pronunciation

kränîkıl pley

Pronunciation

/ˈkränəkəl ˈplā/ /ˈkrɑːnɪkəl ˈpleɪ/