Comedy can offer social criticism by pointing out inconsistencies, absurdities, and hypocrisies in society through humor. By satirizing social norms, values, and practices, comedy can prompt audiences to reflect on societal issues in a more lighthearted and engaging way. Through witty observations and clever jokes, comedy has the power to challenge established norms and provoke thought on important social issues.
John Geoffrey Hartman has written: 'The development of American social comedy from 1787 to 1936' -- subject(s): American drama (Comedy), History and criticism
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M. S. Silk has written: 'Aristophanes and the definition of comedy' -- subject(s): Comedy, Criticism and interpretation, Greek drama (Comedy), History and criticism, Theory
John Dean Bickford has written: 'Soliloquy in ancient comedy' -- subject(s): Criticism and interpretation, Greek drama (Comedy), History and criticism, Latin drama (Comedy)
Enrico Giacovelli has written: 'La commedia del desiderio' -- subject(s): Screwball comedy films, History and criticism 'Pietro Germi' -- subject(s): Criticism and interpretation 'Un Po per non morire' -- subject(s): Social life and customs, History 'La commedia all'italiana' -- subject(s): History and criticism, Comedy films
Howard Stuart Collins has written: 'The comedy of Sir William Davenant' -- subject(s): English drama (Comedy), Criticism and interpretation, History and criticism
Horst-Dieter Blume has written: 'Menander' -- subject(s): Criticism and interpretation, Greek drama (Comedy), History and criticism 'Menanders \\' -- subject(s): Comedy
William Moelwyn Merchant has written: 'Comedy' -- subject(s): Comedy, History and criticism
Klaus Stierstorfer has written: 'Konstruktion literarischer Vergangenheit' -- subject(s): English literature, History and criticism, Criticism, Theory, History 'John Oxenford (1812-1877) as farceur and critic of comedy' -- subject(s): History and criticism, Criticism, English farces, Theory, Criticism and interpretation, Drama, Comedy, History 'Women Writing Home, 1700-1920'
Jonas A. Barish has written: 'Ben Jonson' -- subject(s): Criticism and interpretation 'Ben Jonson and the language of prose comedy' -- subject(s): Comedies, English drama (Comedy), History and criticism 'Continuities and discontinuities in Shakespearean prose'
Alfred Kohl has written: 'Didascaliae Terentianae explicatae' -- subject(s): History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, Latin drama (Comedy)
Cesare Questa has written: 'Sei letture plautine' -- subject(s): History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, Latin drama (Comedy)