>From Joon:
>Drama was the native genre of
the writer generally considered to be the greatest in
the history of western culture.
Generally? I
think it was Voltaire who called Shakespeare an amiable
barbarian, which, if what I read is correct, is the opinion
(perhaps less strongly stated) of many French critics. I
imagine lots of Greeks prefer Homer, as well.
>Consider its merits: first, drama can of course also be
poetry or prose (or both).
How about dividing
drama into the poetry and prose categories according to
the play? Drama could be considered subclasses of
prose and poetry for the purposes of the distribution.
You could write all the drama questions you want, or
another team as few as it wants. I've never heard of
treating drama this way, but methinks Shakespeare is just
as much poetry as he is drama.
Dave