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A tetralogy is a compound work that is made up of four (numerical prefix tetra-) distinct works; it is sometimes also called a quadrilogy.
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 Niebelungen" - the 'Ring Cycle' - is also referred to as a tetralogy.
Contents
- 1 Famous tetralogies
- 1.1 Novels
- 1.2 Movies
- 1.3 Video games
- 1.4 Historical Works
- 2 See also
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Famous tetralogies
Novels
In modern times, the term has also been applied to
novels and
poetry, such as:
Movies
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Video games
Historical Works
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
In poetry, the term has been applied to:
- Claude Royet-Journoud's Le Renversement, La Notion d'Obstacle, Les Objects contiennent l'infini, and Les Natures indivisibles (published between 1972 and 1997)
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-. This was in fact a mistake on the part of the marketing team.
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