didascaly

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δῐδασκᾰλίᾱ (dĭdaskălíā).

Noun

didascaly (plural didascalies)

1. Any catalog of Greek drama published by Alexandrian scholars.
   • 2014, Michel Deguy, A Man of Little Faith, page 13:

     Let us follow this movement: it is épi-strophê, “conversion,” one that a didascaly in the text of The Republic signals; a famous bit of stage direction: tis lutheiê “that someone comes to be delivered” […]

   • 2016, Rebecca Harris-Warrick, Dance and Drama in French Baroque Opera, page 31:

     Even when didascalies do appear to describe a set of events, the temporal frame may be difficult to pin down.