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Livius Andronicus
(Encyclopedia) Livius AndronicusLivius Andronicuslĭˈvēəs ăndrənīˈkəs [key], fl. 3d cent. b.c., Roman poet, a Greek, b. Tarentum (Taranto). He was captured and made a slave at the fall of Tarentum and…Sternheim, Carl
(Encyclopedia) Sternheim, CarlSternheim, Carlkärl shtĕrnˈhīm [key], 1878–1943, German dramatist. In his successful comedy Die Hose (1911, tr. A Pair of Drawers, 1927) and in his later works he…black humor
(Encyclopedia) black humor, in literature, drama, and film, grotesque or morbid humor used to express the absurdity, insensitivity, paradox, and cruelty of the modern world. Ordinary characters or…Heywood, John
(Encyclopedia) Heywood, JohnHeywood, Johnhāˈw&oobreve;d [key], 1497?–1580?, English dramatist. He was employed at the courts of Henry VIII and Mary I as a singer, musician, and playwright. At the…Behrman, S. N.
(Encyclopedia) Behrman, S. N. (Samuel Nathaniel Behrman)Behrman, S. N.bârˈmən [key], 1893–1973, American dramatist, b. Worcester, Mass., grad. Harvard 1916. His sophisticated comedies often attempt…Alamanni, Luigi
(Encyclopedia) Alamanni or Alemanni, LuigiAlamanni or Alemanni, Luigil&oomacr;ēˈjē älämänˈnē, älā– [key], 1495–1556, Italian poet and patriot. He was a friend of Macchiavelli, who may have…Courteline, Georges
(Encyclopedia) Courteline, GeorgesCourteline, Georgeszhôrzh k&oomacr;rˌtəlēnˈ [key], 1858–1929, French writer. His prolific humorous and satiric works include sketches, plays, tales, and novels.…Coppée, François
(Encyclopedia) Coppée, FrançoisCoppée, FrançoisfräNswäˈ kôpāˈ [key], 1842–1908, French poet and dramatist. He won fame with the one-act comedy Le Passant (1869, tr. 1881), in which Sarah Bernhardt…Ramsay, Allan
(Encyclopedia) Ramsay, Allan, 1685?–1758, Scottish poet. An Edinburgh bookseller, he opened one of the first circulating libraries in Great Britain. The Gentle Shepherd (1725), a pastoral comedy, is…Tucholsky, Kurt
(Encyclopedia) Tucholsky, KurtTucholsky, Kurtk&oobreve;rt t&oomacr;khôlˈskē [key], 1890–1935, German political satirist and journalist. Ranging over a wide variety of subjects and styles,…Trending
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