Play
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| + | [[Image:Melodrama by Daumier.jpg|thumb|200px|left|''[[At the Theater (The Melodrama)]]'' (c. [[1860]]-[[1864|64]]) - [[Honoré Daumier]]]] | ||
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| - | A '''play''' or '''stageplay''', written by a [[playwright]], or [[dramatist]], is a [[form]] of [[literature]], almost always consisting of dialog between characters, intended for [[performance]] rather than [[Reading (activity)|reading]]. However, many people and especially scholars simply read and study plays in this more academic manner, particularly [[classicism|classical]] plays such as those of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]. And there are rare dramatists, notably [[George Bernard Shaw]], who have had little preference whether their plays were performed or read. So, the term ''play'' refers both to the written works of playwrights and to their complete theatrical performance. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | '''Play''' may refer to: |
| + | * [[Play (activity)]], enjoyed by animals and humans | ||
| + | * [[Play (theatre)]], structured literary form of theatre | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Spiel]] | ||
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Play may refer to:
- Play (activity), enjoyed by animals and humans
- Play (theatre), structured literary form of theatre
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