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Literary Genres
Genres of Literature-Useful for the National Evaluation Series Language Arts
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Literature
Graduate
08/30/2011

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Burlesque
Definition
Parodies serious works
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City/Citizen Comedy
Definition

Common during Elizabethan Drama and depicts one of two things:

1. Ordinary London life during the Elizabethean Period

2. Depicts London as a hotbed of sin

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Comedy of Humours
Definition
Concentrates on a group of characters, each with one overriding characteristic or "humour" about them--think the TV series The Office
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Comedy of Intrigue/Comedy of Situations
Definition
Humourous because of the convoluted plots and conspiracies within the work
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Comedy of Manners
Definition
Satrizes a social class and is characterized more by witty dialogue than plot development
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Tearful Comedy
Definition
A tragicomedy
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Farce
Definition
Entertains with unlikely, improbable or extravagent scenerios
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Restoration Comedy
Definition

Refers to English comedies written in the restoration period after the death of the Puritan Regime (1660-1710)

 

These comedies are marked by sexual explicitness

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Sentimental Comedy
Definition
marked by middle class protagonists who triumph over challenges. Aims to produce tears over laughter.
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Theatre of the Absurd
Definition
Comedies marked by existentialist thought. Because in the existentialist universe there is no god, everything is nonsense and absurd, and all discussions eventually lead to silence.
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Neoclassical Tragedy
Definition
Depicts noble characters who deal with wars. Should ideally include cathartic element while avoiding the valorization of evil
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Burgeouis Tragedy
Definition
Developed at the height of the Enlightenment, depicts average citizenry
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