Human Comedy, The

noun

1. French La Comédie Humaine. a collected edition of tales and novels in 17 volumes (1842–48) by Honoré de Balzac.

The Human Comedy

1. A series of novels by Honoré de Balzac. A forerunner of naturalism, The Human Comedy (or, La Comédie humaine, published in the 1830s and 1940s) portrays the complexity of French society.

Example Sentences

Ruhl tracks the way life continually presents to us opportunities to become more impassioned scholars of the human comedy.

From Los Angeles Times

Cellist Kina Kantor, an ensemble member who shadows the action, provides musical accompaniment that lends the human comedy an indisputable gravity.

From Los Angeles Times

He recognizes what must be redressed, but he refuses to lose his sense of humor in the struggle or exempt himself from the human comedy that may be the only reliable equal opportunity employer.

From Los Angeles Times

Her characters have a way of deepening an audience’s appreciation of the human comedy.

From Los Angeles Times

She left Paramount for MGM around the time of “Gone with the Wind” and had lead or supporting roles in “These Glamour Girls,” “Flight Command” and “The Human Comedy” among other movies.

From Seattle Times