heroic play: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	heroic drama • heroic tragedy

Topics

tragedy dramatic literature Restoration literature Passion play melodrama domestic tragedy tragicomedy mystery play chronicle play well-made play morality play miracle play Senecan tragedy

Key People

Otway, miniature by Thomas Flatman, c. 1675; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Thomas Otway

English author

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Nathaniel Lee

English dramatist