Growing up, when I would throw a tantrum or be upset, my parents would always tell me not to be "melodramatic," which roughly translated into "stop being a brat." But what if I told you there was a ...

Kate Bush discussed 'The Kick Inside' while explaining why some of her earlier material was "melodramatic", claiming many to have come from her "imagination".

Eric Bentley tried to break down the current "prejudice against melodrama" as he resumed his Charles Eliot Norton lectures last night. Though melodrama is accused of exaggerating emotions ...