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classical unities

classical unities is the plural of classical unity.

Meaning of classical unity

Noun

classical unity (plural classical unities)

  1. (in plural) Any of the three rules for drama derived from Aristotle's Poetics: unity of action (a play should have one action that it follows, with minimal subplots), unity of time (the action should occur over a period of no more than 24 hours), and unity of place (a play should exist in a single physical space and should not attempt to compress geography, nor should the stage represent more than one place).
    • Besides this almost classical unity of place, the closed circle also can, if the author desires, provide the classical unity of time; this occurs particularly when the detective is amateur, for the isolation frees him from the rules and regulations […]1980, Earl F. Bargainnier, The Gentle Art of Murder: The Detective Fiction of Agatha Christie

Questions about classical unities

What is classical unities the plural of?
Classical unities is the plural of classical unity.

Words near classical unities in the dictionary

  1. Classical Tagalog
  2. classical thermodynamics
  3. Classical Tibetan
  4. Classical Tupi
  5. classical unemployment
  6. classical unities
  7. classical unity
  8. classicalism
  9. classicalisms
  10. classicalist
  11. classicalists

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