Comedy vs Parabasis - What's the difference?
comedy | parabasis |
archaic Greece. a choric song of celebration or revel
ancient Greece. a light, amusing play with a happy ending
medieval Europe.'' a narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., ''The Divine Comedy )
(drama) A dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
(drama) The genre of such works
entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance
the art of composing comedy
a humorous event
The part of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly.
As nouns the difference between comedy and parabasis
is that comedy is archaic Greece. a choric song of celebration or revel while parabasis is the part of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly.comedy
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Alternative forms
* comedie * (archaic) * (archaic)Noun
- Why would you be watching comedy when there are kids starving right now?