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dramatization

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dram·a·ti·za·tion  (drm-t-zshn, dräm-)
n.
1. The act or art of dramatizing: the dramatization of a novel.
2. A work adapted for dramatic presentation: a dramatization by actors of actual recorded events.

dramatization, dramatisation [ˌdræmətaɪˈzeɪʃən]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) the reconstruction of an event, novel, story, etc. in a form suitable for dramatic presentation
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the art or act of dramatizing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dramatization - conversion into dramatic form; "the play was a dramatization of a short story"
authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
2.dramatization - a dramatic representation
representation - an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
guerrilla theater, street theater - dramatization of a social issue; enacted outside in a park or on the street
puppetry - a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets)
Translations
dramatization [ˌdræmətaɪˈzeɪʃən] Ndramatización f
dramatization [ˌdræmətaɪˈzeɪʃən] dramatisation (British) n [book, story] (for theatre)adaptation f pour la scène; (for TV)adaptation f pour la télévision; (for radio)adaptation f pour la radio
dramatization
nBühnen-/Fernsehbearbeitung f, → Dramatisierung f
dramatization [ˌdræmətaɪˈzeɪʃn] n (adaptation of novel, for cinema) → riduzione f cinematografica; (for TV) → riduzione televisiva
dramatization [ˌdræmətaɪˈzeɪʃn] n (adaptation of novel, for cinema) → riduzione f cinematografica; (for TV) → riduzione televisiva


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There, probably the same year and the next, he astonished the public with the two parts of 'Tamburlaine the Great,' a dramatization of the stupendous career of the bloodthirsty Mongol fourteenth-century conqueror.
 
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