In German-speaking cultures, is a genre of short funny tale, verse, song, play, opera, etc. In German, common meanings for the word are "prank", "funny tale", told for entertainment.
The (1966) offers a distinction of from other forms of comedy: delivers light, harmless, carefree humor, which distinguishes it from
comedy, which ridicules something; from , which offers much hilarity; and from
farce
Farce is a comedy that seeks to entertain an audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, ridiculous, absurd, and improbable. Farce is also characterized by heavy use of physical humor; the use of deliberate absurdity o ...
(
:de:Posse), with its crude boisterousness.
Other German types of literary and scenic art involving comedy include the , , , , and .
See also
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Fabliau
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Facetia
References
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Culture of Germany
Culture of Austria
Comedy genres
Theatrical genres
Satire
Music and humour