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Drama

Drama is a literary genre composed for theatrical performance that presents narrative and human experience through character dialogue and action.

9.1K

Publications

355.9K

Citations

9.6K

Authors

1.6K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

699

Variants

Drama Studies

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Publications

9.1K

Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture.

John L. Gillin, J. Huizinga · American Sociological Review · 1951 · 6.6K citations

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From Ritual to Theatre: The Human Seriousness of Play

A. Theodore Kachel, Victor Turner, Bruce Wilshire · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1983 · 2.1K citations

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Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations

Lawrence J. Lau, Gunnar Myrdal · Stanford Law Review · 1969 · 1.4K citations

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Computers as Theatre

David J. DeRose, Brenda Laurel · TDR/The Drama Review · 1993 · 1.3K citations

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A theory of play and fantasy.

Gregory Bateson · Psychiatric research report · 1955 · 1.2K citations

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Authors

9.6K

  1. MM
    Michael Mateas

    University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

    19 publications · 1.6K citations

    16

    h-index

  2. RS
    Richard Schechner

    Montefiore Medical Center, United States

    16 publications · 690 citations

    15

    h-index

  3. MC
    Marvin Carlson

    City University of New York, United States

    16 publications · 725 citations

    14

    h-index

  4. RD
    Robert D. Hume

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    16 publications · 681 citations

    14

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  5. RC
    Ruby Cohn

    14 publications · 885 citations

    13

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Institutions

1.6K

  1. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    23 h-index

    76 publications

    3K citations

  2. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    21 h-index

    77 publications

    3.8K citations

  3. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    20 h-index

    34 publications

    2K citations

  4. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    18 h-index

    44 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    17 h-index

    22 publications

    876 citations

  6. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    17 h-index

    32 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    16 h-index

    28 publications

    833 citations

  8. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    16 h-index

    34 publications

    1.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 1.1K publications · 58.1K citations

    111

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  2. The Modern Language Review

    245 publications · 10K citations

    53

    h-index

  3. Theatre Journal

    250 publications · 9.3K citations

    47

    h-index

  4. Shakespeare Quarterly

    150 publications · 6K citations

    41

    h-index

  5. The Classical World

    75 publications · 5.3K citations

    40

    h-index

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See also

Drama

Forms

Elements

Performance

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Themes