A literary movement in 17th-century France that emphasized formal unity, balance, and restraint in drama. Plays were typically written in five acts and contained an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement.
A literary movement in 17th-century France that emphasized formal unity, balance, and restraint in drama. Plays were typically written in five acts and contained an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement.