The phrase "a dramatic account of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a narrative or story that is intense, emotional, or filled with significant events.
Example: "The book provides a dramatic account of the events leading up to the revolution."
Alternatives: "an intense portrayal of" or "a vivid description of".
A dramatic account of the artist and his struggles.
His 1974 book, "Pursuit: The Chase and Sinking of the Bismarck," was a dramatic account of the events.
He shared a dramatic account of the event with a confidant, but urged him to keep it quiet.
The article concluded with a dramatic account of how Ms. Climaco received the sentence after her pregnancy had been aborted after 18 weeks.
Twice in court, in the past two years, Favo has given a dramatic account of how he says DeVecchio reacted to the news.
The other captive, Marc Aubrière, held by the militia Hezb-ul-Islam, surfaced three weeks ago and gave a dramatic account of escaping.
The orchestra played vibrantly for him, and Ann Panagulias, a soprano, and Joel Pitchon, a violinist, contributed to a superbly dramatic account of "Der Neue Orpheus".
Now Robert K. Massie has come along to offer a fitting bookend, an equally dramatic account of how it ended.
— Ryan Lizza, 12 08 P.M. Several attempts by Republicans to dismiss Trump's actions as somehow routine have resulted in Comey responding with a more dramatic account of how he viewed them.
He has pieced together a viscerally dramatic account of the last days of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and intercut Dr. King's story with the maneuverings of James Earl Ray, the man tried and convicted as his assassin.
When I asked her about her day, she launched into a very dramatic account of her lunch break with her friends: "We were playing 'Big Sister,' and I wanted to be the big sister but my friends made me be the baby because they said I didn't know how to be a big sister.
