Sentence examples for narrative dramas from inspiring English sources

These works, straightforward narrative dramas conservative in musical style and sung in English, are among the most successful entries in the American canon.

True, a number of narrative dramas have been integral to its popularity, notably George Balanchine's 1949 production of "Firebird" and his 1954 one of "The Nutcracker".

His wide-ranging work, of varying quality, included narrative dramas (Prodigal Son, 1929), classical remakes (Nutcracker, 1954) and Americana (Stars and Stripes, 1958).

But while that ever-present wound was a pressure point in a number of more traditionally crafted, narrative dramas and comedies by such brilliant black playwrights as Lorraine Hansberry and Alice Childress, Kennedy struck a nerve by failing to offer an explanation for it: the madness of being a Negro in America was . . .

Adding to the worry was that Lionsgate was still smarting from having spent heavily to market several other narrative dramas — "Shattered Glass" in 2003, "Happy Endings" and "Hard Candy" in 2005 — all of which received critical acclaim while taking a bath at the box office.

Deriving her own theories about kids from the discoveries that Sigmund Freud made while working with adults, Klein argued that in play, children act out the unconscious narrative dramas that shape their everyday lives.

"There's a real narrative drama in the material.

The book is also gripping in its narrative drama.

But, as usual with Kirchner, show-offy style trumps both formal poetry and narrative drama.

The greater mystery, and so the greater narrative drama, lies in the afterlife of the losers.

The book's narrow focus intensifies both the narrative drama and Michel's inner desolation.