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Comedy

Comedy

Genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous

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Comedy - type of drama or other art form the chief object of which, according to modern notions, is to amuse. It is contrasted on the one hand with tragedy and on the other with farce, burlesque, and other forms of humorous amusement.The classic conception of comedy, which began with Aristotle in ancient Greece of the 4th century BCE and persists through the present, holds that it is primarily concerned with humans as social beings, rather than as private persons, and that its function is frankly corrective. The comic artist’s purpose is to hold a mirror up to society to reflect its follies and vices, in the hope that they will, as a result, be mended.

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A look into Genre: Comedy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu1VxEuBLHw

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April 18, 2021

What is Comedy in English Literature? | Comedy Plays Characteristics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVy7yx1hA2E

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January 21, 2021

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