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  • Drama (film and television)In 1980, scholar Keir Elam published a book titled The Semiotics of Theatre and Drama that traced how the word drama evolved from ancient theatre into modern…
  • SatireThe word satire comes from the Latin term satur, meaning full. A subsequent phrase lanx satura shifted this definition to miscellany or medley.
  • Anthology seriesThe word anthology traces back to Ancient Greek, where it meant flower-gathering. Meleager of Gadara coined the term around 60 BCE as garland to describe a…
  • Animated seriesCrusader Rabbit aired on television from 1950 to 1959. It stands as the first animated series ever broadcast in that format.