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Definition of Shadow play
1. Noun. A drama executed by throwing shadows on a wall.
Definition of Shadow play
1. Noun. An ancient form of storytelling and entertainment using opaque, often articulated figures in front of an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of moving images. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shadow Play
Literary usage of Shadow play
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Evolution of Literature by Alastair St. Clair Mackenzie (1911)
"SHADOW-PLAYS The shadow-play 19 evolved from the puppet-play. ... The shadow-play
is in vogue among- Chinese, Japanese, and other Asiatic peoples. ..."
2. The Dramatic Instinct in Education by Elnora Whitman Curtis (1914)
"esting theory, that shadow play is reminiscent of the time when all that the
people saw of the religious ceremony was the shadow of the officiating priest ..."
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