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Scorpion and Felix, A Humoristic Novel ( German: Skorpion und Felix, Humoristischer Roman) is the only comedic fictional story to have been written by Karl Marx. Written in 1837 when he was 19 years old, it has remained unpublished. [1] [2] It was likely written under the influence of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by ...
The Merry Wives of Windsor. A Midsummer Night's Dream. Much Ado About Nothing. Pericles, Prince of Tyre *. The Taming of the Shrew. The Tempest *. Twelfth Night. The Two Gentlemen of Verona. The Two Noble Kinsmen *.
Grendel is a 1971 novel by the American author John Gardner. [1] It is a retelling of part of the Old English poem Beowulf from the perspective of the antagonist, Grendel. In the novel, Grendel is portrayed as an antihero. The novel deals with finding meaning in the world, the power of literature and myth, and the nature of good and evil .
Sport Relief (2002–2020) Comic Relief is a British charity, founded in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Sir Lenny Henry in response to the famine in Ethiopia. [3] The concept of Comic Relief was to get British comedians to make the public laugh, while raising money to help people around the world and in the United ...
e. Tragicomedy is a literary genre that blends aspects of both tragic and comic forms. Most often seen in dramatic literature, the term can describe either a tragic play which contains enough comic elements to lighten the overall mood or a serious play with a happy ending. [1] Tragicomedy, as its name implies, invokes the intended response of ...
0-00-225720-3. The Restraint of Beasts is a tragicomic debut novel, written by Magnus Mills. In it, an anonymous narrator "the foreman" works for a Scottish fencing company, run by Donald who is consumed by work and the desire for "efficiency". The narrator is promoted to foreman and put in charge of Tam and Richie who prefer a laissez-faire ...
The mistaken identity (often of one twin for another) is a centuries-old comedic device used by Shakespeare in several of his works. The mistake can be either an intended act of deception or an accident. Modern examples include The Parent Trap; The Truth About Cats and Dogs; Sister, Sister; and the films of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
