The Greek word dramaturgía denotes both the composition of a dramatic text and theatrical performance practice. As a scholarly discipline of drama and its design on the stage, dramaturgy considers compositional principles and intentions of effect, and therefore concerns itself not only with drama theory, but also with possibilities of practical mise en scène. More specifically, since the 19th century, dramaturgy has also denoted the practical sphere of responsibilities of the dramaturg.

Even in the 19th century, the Poetics of Aristotle (335 BCE) was still a central …