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84 matches to Rama
Ford, John. c1586-1639. English dramatist. Broken Heart 1627.
Fry, Christopher. 1907-. English dramatist: Lady’s not for Burning 1948. Venus Observed. Ben Hur 1959.
Garcia Lorca, Federico. 1898-1936. Spanish poet, dramatist. Gypsy Ballads 1928.
Gay, John. 1685-1732. English dramatist. Beggar’s Opera 1728.
Genet, Jean. 1910-86. French dramatist. Theatre of the Absurd. The Blacks 1958.
Gluck, Christoph. 1714-87. Bohemian composer: Orpheus 1762. Developed opera as drama with music.
Goldoni, Carlo. 1707-93. Italian dramatist. Realistic comedy.
Greene, Robert. c1558-92. English dramatist. Friar Bacon and Friar Burgay c1591.
Ibsen, Henrik. 1828-1906. Norwegian social and psychological dramatist. Peer Gynt 1867. Doll’s House 1879. Hedda Gabler 1890.
Ionesco, Eugène. 1912-94. Romanian/French dramatist of Absurd. Bald Prima Donna 1950. Rhinoceros 1959.
Jonson, Ben. 1572-1637. English poet, dramatist: Drink to me Only with Thine Eyes. Every Man in his Humour 1601. Alchemist 1610. 1598 escaped gallows by Benefit of Clergy.
Kalidasa. 5C. Indian dramatist. Sakuntala.
Karamanlis, Konstantinos. 1907-98. Greek Prime Minister 1955-63, 74-80. President 1980-. Resolved Cyprus crises 1960,74.
Kisfaludy, Károly. 1788-1830. Hungarian national dramatist. Tatars in Hungary 1811.
Kleist, Heinrich von. 1777-1811. German dramatist. Schroffenstein 1803.
Lessing, Gotthold. 1729-81. German Movement dramatist. Laokoon 1765. Minna von Barnheim 1767. Nathan the Wise 1779.
Mahabharata. 400BC-200 AD. Sanskrit historical and Hindu religious epic. Ramayana.
Marlowe, Christopher. 1564-93. English dramatist: Tamerlane 1586. Dr. Faustus 1588-92. Edward II. May have written some of Shakespeare.
Menander. 342-292BC. Greek comic dramatist. Dyscolus 316BC.
Middleton, Thomas. 1570-1627. English satiric dramatist. Changeling 1622. Woman Beware Women 1621.
Nanak. 1469-1539. Indian Sikh guru. To reduce strife between Hindus and Moslems, founded Sikh religion. -“God is one, whether Allah, Rama, God or Vishnu”.
Neapolitan. 17-18 C School of Music. Elegant, stylized opera, often weak in drama. Scarlatti.
Pirandello, Luigi. 1867-1936. Italian dramatist:Six Characters in Search of an Author 1921.
Porter, Edwin. 1869/70-1941. US filmmaker. First dramatic editing -Great Train Robbery 1903; First US documentary -The Life of an American Fireman 1903.
Rama. Ideal Hindu god, king. Virtue personified.