dramatization

[ dram-uh-tuh-zey-shuh n, drah-muh- ]

/ ˌdræm ə təˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌdrɑ mə- /

the act of dramatizing.

construction or representation in dramatic form.

a dramatized version of a novel, historic incident, etc.

Origin of dramatization

First recorded in 1790–1800; dramatize + -ation

As Solomon says, “myth building makes quick riddance of inconvenient facts,” and the same could be said of dramatization.

The Strange Power of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ |Jen Vafidis |October 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Its dramatization of the clash between utopianism and geopolitical catastrophe becomes more potent with every passing year.

How to Watch Watchmen |Douglas Wolk |January 16, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
It is a misfortune that public opinion would not tolerate a dramatization of Mahomet in Constantinople.

The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet |George Bernard Shaw
The dramatization of every thought and every problem follows the line of least effort.

Psychoanalysis |Andr Tridon

I know of few stranger things in literature than this poet's dramatization of another man's pathos.

Ponkapog Papers |Thomas Bailey Aldrich
It should be simplified by selecting certain parts for dramatization.

The Dramatization of Bible Stories |Elizabeth Erwin Miller Lobingier
The third was the only act in which, in his dramatization, he had taken any real liberties with the text of the novel.

The Man Upstairs |P. G. Wodehouse

dramatization

/ (dræmətaɪzeɪʃən) /

the reconstruction of an event, novel, story, etc in a form suitable for dramatic presentation

the art or act of dramatizing