Why is tragedy a higher form of art than comedy?
>>7388445
Is it?
You're the one who thinks it, you tell us.
>>7388445
What did they call the Greek who made the best jokes?Aristo-funnies
>>7388445
Because it depicts reality and the dualistic human nature in an efficient way.
Comedy is just entertainment. With some exceptions of course
>>7388445
/lit/ - literature
>>7388525
>implying representing the dualistic human nature in an efficient way can't be funny as shit.
>>7388495
ok i laughed a little
nah
>>7388445
Because of the chorus in greek tragedy made it possible for the writer to comment on his own play. This gives us a new level in the story with more possibilities of intellectual content.
>>7390000
>implying a tragedy can't be funny
>>7388445
Because it's usually funnier.
>>7388445
Why not both? A tragedy with comedy for contrast makes both have richer flavor.
ITT people misunderstand the basic definition of comedy
>>7390082
A tragedy and a comedy have different structures.
A tragedy can be funny and a comedy can have tragic events, but the way the story progresses and ends determines whether it is a tragedy or a comedy.
>>7388445
I think negative views in general are more authentic because the natural state of the universe is death, which everything moves towards.
>>7390154
ayy lmao
>>7388445
It isn't. Comedy is just another form of absurdity.
Hegel and Zizek saw the other way around:
http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/17/zizek.php
