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A tetralogy is a compound work that is made up of four ('') distinct works. The name comes from the Attic Theater , where tetralogies were meant to be played in one sitting at the Dionysia . In more recent times, Shakespeare wrote two tetralogies, the first consisting of the three '' Henry VI '' plays and '' Richard III '', and the second consisting of '' Richard II '', the two '' Henry IV '' plays, and '' Henry V ''. Richard Wagner's "Der Ring der Nibelungen" - the 'Ring Cycle' - is also referred to as a tetralogy. FAMOUS TETRALOGIES Literary works In literature, the term has also been applied to Novel s, Play s, and Poetry , such as:
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Historical works A series of four novels is also called a Quartet . The 20th Century Fox marketing team coined the synonym "quadrilogy" for the release of their Alien DVD box set ''The Alien Quadrilogy ''. This uses the Latin numerical prefix quadri-/quadr- instead of the usual Greek tetra-. SEE ALSO |
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