tragicomedy

C5887
concept

Tragicomedy is a dramatic genre that blends elements of tragedy and comedy, juxtaposing serious, often sorrowful themes with humorous or absurd situations to evoke both emotional depth and ironic relief.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
tragicomedy canonical 21
tragicomedy film 10
dramma giocoso 2

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: tragicomedy
Generated description
Tragicomedy is a dramatic genre that blends elements of tragedy and comedy, juxtaposing serious, often sorrowful themes with humorous or absurd situations to evoke both emotional depth and ironic relief.

Instances (36)

Instance Via concept surface
Uncle Vanya
La Celestina Spanish tragicomedy
The Gamester
The Gentleman of Venice
Troilus and Cressida
Cymbeline
The Coronation
The Doubtful Heir
The Grateful Servant
Don Giovanni dramma giocoso
Life Is Beautiful tragicomedy film
La Cenerentola (opera by Gioachino Rossini)
surface form: La Cenerentola
dramma giocoso
The Banshees of Inisherin tragicomedy film
The Forced Marriage
The Winter's Tale
The Two Noble Kinsmen
Antonio and Mellida
The Wild Duck
¡Ay, Carmela!
surface form: ¡Ay, Carmela! (film)
tragicomedy film
Marriage à la Mode
The Lover’s Melancholy
The Lady’s Trial
Philaster, or Love Lies a-Bleeding
Cupid’s Revenge
Bye Bye Morons tragicomedy film
The Peony Pavilion romantic tragicomedy
The Tempest late Shakespearean romance
The Sentimental Policeman tragicomedy film
Good Bye, Lenin! (2003 film) tragicomedy film
Closely Watched Trains tragicomedy film
Outskirts tragicomedy film
El caballero de Olmedo
Knockin' on Heaven's Door tragicomedy film
Honig im Kopf tragicomedy film
Damon and Pithias
The Lost Lady