tragicomedies
- plural of tragicomedy.
Example Sentences
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Nguyen cites Shakespearean tragicomedies and Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels as inspirations for “The Sympathizer” and “The Committed.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2021
His biting tragicomedies about romance, racism, workaday angst and trying to feel at home in the world keep coming back — as they should.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2019
But as with Beckett’s absurdist tragicomedies, Gorey’s darkly droll tales touch—lightly—on weighty matters: the death of God, the meaning of life, and, always and everywhere, our impending mortality.
From Slate • Nov. 14, 2018
His commitment to his high-concept tragicomedies is extraordinary.
From Washington Times • May 11, 2016
Middleton's tragedies and tragicomedies came late in his career, following a period of realistic comedies, in which his observant and satirical imagination found free play.
From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.
