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• comedy — comedial /keuh mee dee euhl/, adj. /kom i dee/, n., pl. comedies. 1. a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance,… …   Universalium

• tragedy — /traj i dee/, n., pl. tragedies. 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society …   Universalium

• Tragedy — other uses redirect|Tragedian LiteratureTragedy ( gr. , tragōidia , goat song ) is a form of art based on human suffering that offers its audience pleasure. [Banham (1998, 1118). In his speculative work on the origins of Athenean tragedy, The… …   Wikipedia

• Comedy — This article is about a genre of dramatic works. For other uses, see Comedy (disambiguation). For the popular meaning of the term comedy , see Humour. Thalia, muse of comedy, holding a comic mask detail of “Muses Sarcophagus”, the nine Muses and… …   Wikipedia

• Comedy (drama) — This article is about performing arts. For a general genre, see Comedy. Performing arts Major forms Dance · Music · Opera · Theatre · Circus …   Wikipedia

• comedy —    Aristotle s articulation of the distinct genres of tragedy and comedy in Ars Poetica was largely ignored in the long evolution of comedy on the American stage. Occasional productions ranging from classical Greek and Roman comedies to those of… …   The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

• tragedy — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• comedy — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Comedy-drama — (dramedy[1] or seriocomedy) is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.[2][3] Contents 1 History …   Wikipedia

• Comedy of errors — For other uses, see Comedy of errors (disambiguation). A comedy of errors is a narrative work (often a play) that is light and often humorous or satirical in tone, in which the action usually features a series of comic instances of mistaken… …   Wikipedia

• tragedy — [[t]træ̱ʤɪdi[/t]] ♦♦♦ tragedies 1) N VAR A tragedy is an extremely sad event or situation. They have suffered an enormous personal tragedy... Maskell s life had not been without tragedy. 2) N VAR Tragedy is a type of literature, especially drama …   English dictionary