Tear-jerking comedy - Onamidachoudaikigeki

Japanese: お涙頂戴喜劇 - おなみだちょうだいきげき
Tear-jerking comedy - Onamidachoudaikigeki

…The 18th century was also a time of strong sentimental tastes, and it was considered better to sympathize with the misfortunes of people and cry than to watch comedies that mocked the vices of people. In France, which preferred to make clear distinctions between genres of plays, plays that dealt with the lives of ordinary people, had sad content that evoked sympathy, but avoided tragic outcomes and had happy endings appeared. These were the so-called comédie larmoyante. Representative playwrights of this genre were Destouches (1680-1754) and Nivelle de la Chaussée (1691-1754). …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "tearjerking comedy" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…18世紀はまた感傷趣味の強い時代で,人間の悪徳を嘲笑する喜劇よりも,人間の不幸に同情して涙することが良い趣味だと考えられ,劇のジャンルを峻別することを好むフランスでは,市民生活を扱い,同情を催すような哀しい内容をもつが,悲劇的結果だけは避けてハッピー・エンドとする戯曲が登場した。これがいわゆる催涙喜劇(お涙頂戴喜劇)comédie larmoyanteである。デトゥーシュDestouches(1680‐1754)やラ・ショッセNivelle de la Chaussée(1691‐1754)などがその代表的な劇作家であった。…

※「お涙頂戴喜劇」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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