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Gustav Freytag. |
Chapter II, Part 1 of Gustav Freytag’s Technique of the Drama is now available on the Technique of Drama page.
This section covers the following topics on playwriting and stage drama: Two halves. Rise and fall. Two kinds of structure. Drama in which the chief hero leads. Drama of counter-play. Examples. Spectacleplay and tragedy.