Entertainment / Literature / Prologue: (1) In original Greek tragedy, the prologue was either the action or a set of introductory speeches before the first entry (parados) of the chorus. Here, a single actor's monologue or a dialogue between two actors would establish the play's background events. (2) In later literature, a prologue is a section of any introductory material before the first chapter or the main material of a prose work, or any such material before the first stanza of a poetic work.
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Entertainment / Literature / Epilogue: A conclusion added to a literary work such as a novel, play, or long poem. It is the opposite of a prologue. Often, the epilogue refers to the moral of a fable. Sometimes, it is a speech made by one o MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Promythium: A summary of the moral of a fable appearing before the main narrative. If the summary is found at the end of the narrative, it is called an epimythium. Contrast with prologue. MORE