English Dictionary

classical unity

名詞

複数形

(chiefly in the plural) Any of the three rules for drama derived from Aristotle's Poetics: unity of action (a play should have one action that it follows, with minimal subplots), unity of time (the action should occur over a period of no more than 24 hours), and unity of place (a play should exist in a single physical space and should not attempt to compress geography, nor should the stage represent more than one place).

日本語の意味

古典的統一性：アリストテレスの『詩学』に由来する演劇における三つの統一原則、すなわち行動の統一（一つの主要な行動と極小の副次的プロット）、時間の統一（行動が24時間以内で完結すること）、場所の統一（単一の空間で展開され、複数の場所を表現しないこと）

The director insisted that the production honor the classical unity, ensuring the play maintained a single action, a single day, and a single setting.

演出家は上演が古典的な三つの統一（作用の統一、時間の統一（24時間以内）、場所の統一）を守るよう主張し、物語が一つの筋に限られ、1日以内に起こり、場面が一か所に収まることを確認した。

意味（1）

(chiefly in the plural) Any of the three rules for drama derived from Aristotle's Poetics: unity of action (a play should have one action that it follows, with minimal subplots), unity of time (the action should occur over a period of no more than 24 hours), and unity of place (a play should exist in a single physical space and should not attempt to compress geography, nor should the stage represent more than one place).

Besides this almost classical unity of place, the closed circle also can, if the author desires, provide the classical unity of time; this occurs particularly when the detective is amateur, for the isolation frees him from the rules and regulations […]

classical unities （ plural ）