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Tetralogy - Definition and Overview |
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A tetralogy is a compound work that is made up of four (Greek tetra) distinct works.
The name comes from the Attic theater, where tetralogies were meant to be played in one sitting at the Dionysia. In more recent times, Shakespeare wrote two tetralogies: the first consisting of the three Henry VI plays and Richard III, and the second consisting of Richard II, Henry IV, part 1, Henry IV, part 2, and Henry V.
In modern times, the term is also applied to novels, such as the ones by Ford Madox Ford, Henry de Montherlant and Yukio Mishima.
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Example Usage of Tetralogy |
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kevin_melrose: @BeaucoupKevin And the focus group thought "Tetralogy" involved tropical fish. |
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OTSOTA: for crying out loud there is no such thing as a quadrilogy ! it's a Tetralogy ! |
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excondst: Those who are haunted by Pathophysiology can appreciate it more when they see what Tetralogy of Fallot can do to people. |
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