Definition of Closet drama

1. Noun. Drama more suitable for reading that for performing.

Generic synonyms: Drama

Lexicographical Neighbors of Closet Drama

closer
closer-knit
closereefed
closers
closes
closest
closest-knit
closest point of approach
closest points of approach
closestool
closestools
closet
closet(a)
closet auger
closet drama (current term)
closet queen
closetful
closetfuls
closeth
closeting
closetlike
closets
closetsful
closeup
closeup lens
closeups
closh

Literary usage of Closet drama

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Short History of the English Drama by Benjamin Griffith Brawley (1921)
"closet drama."—In spite then of the very genuine interest of such men as Lamb and Hazlitt in the standard English drama, it is quite evident that the art of ..."

2. The American Dramatist by Montrose Jonas Moses (1917)
"While it is legitimate to accept the closet-drama as a form in itself, it is not legitimate to consider it as in any way necessary to the theatre. ..."

3. The Dial edited by Francis Fisher Browne (1908)
"His work is given to the world in the form of " The Cenci," or of " Count Julian, ' or of " Philip van Artevelde,'' and this is the closet drama the right ..."

4. The Dial edited by Francis Fisher Browne (1908)
"LIST OF NEW BOOKS .190 THE closet drama. It is against Professor Beers, ... The closet drama, as it is frequently styled, has become a recognized species of ..."

5. Contrast in Shakespeare's Historical Plays by Francis Meehan (1915)
"I refer to what is known as the closet drama. The closet drama might be roughly defined as a poem that looks like a play. Some eminent poets—Browning and ..."

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