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Asian drama

Asian drama, dramatic works produced in the East. Of the three major Asian dramas—Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese—the oldest is Sanskrit, although the dates of its origin are uncertain.

See also Sanskrit literature; Chinese literature; Japanese literature; and drama, Western.

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