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anouilhnounfrench dramatist noted for his reinterpretations of greek myths (1910-1987)
jean giraudouxnounHippolyte (29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright.
tiresiasnoun(Greek mythology) A long-lived blind soothsayer who participated over seven generations in the legendary history of (the Greek city) Thebes, noted also for being transformed into a woman for seven years, so being symbolic of androgyny.
plautusnounA Roman comic playwright (c. 254 – 184 BC) of the Old Latin period.
sophocleannounOf or pertaining to Sophocles or his works.
euripidesnounA Greek tragedian (c. 480–406 B.C.E.); Euripides was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens.
marivauxnoun—
stageplaynounA play written to be performed on the stage.
humoresquenoun(music) A composition that is playful in attitude and tone.
misalliancenounAn unsuitable alliance, especially an unsuitable marriage.
oedipus complexnoun(psychoanalysis) In Freudian theory, the complex of emotions aroused in a child by an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex.
jean anouilhnounJean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (Not, as often mispronounced, .
monodramanoun(theater) A play in the form of a monologue
novelettenoun(literature) A short novel, synonymous with novella.
hecubanoun(Greek mythology) the wife of King Priam of Troy, the mother of Hector, Paris and Cassandra
metafictionnounA form of self-referential literature concerned with the art and devices of fiction itself.
tartuffenounA religious hypocrite.
anton chekovnounrussian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
queen mabnouna fairy referred to in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, in which the character Mercutio famously describes her as "the fairies' midwife", a miniature creature who rides her chariot (which is driven by a team of atom-sized creatures) over the bodies of sleeping humans during the nighttime, thus helping them "give birth" to their dreams.
opera buffanoun(music) A form of Italian comic opera popular in the 18th century.

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