The Emergence Machine

Comedy

abstract · Performing Arts · Level 11 · E9

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Emergence definition

Comedy is a type of theatrical performance that aims to be humorous, arising from the combination of literature, visual expression, and performance in theater.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “comedy” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “comedy”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
comedy
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0ComedyDramaTheaterLiteraturePerformanceNarrativeSkillWriting… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesFarceL12TragicomedyL12ComedyL11DramaL10TheaterL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Drama L10 (requires)
    Comedy requires understanding of drama as a foundational concept.
  • Theater L10 (requires)
    Comedy requires understanding of theater as a foundational concept.

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