<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31410516</termId><termName>dramaturgy</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Describes the discipline of theatrical or dramatic composition, representation, and research. English dramaturgy is derived from German Dramaturgie, a concept developed by the German dramatist and critic Gotthold Lessing in a series of essays entitled 'Hamburgische Dramaturgie,' published 1767 to 1769. The discipline includes researching, selection, adaptation, or development of texts, scripts, plays, operas, or films for a theater or other production company. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:50:23</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31372545</termId><termName>theater arts</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31407919</termId><termName>dramaturges</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>