“The tragi-comedy which is the product of the English theatre is one of the most monstrous inventions…
Joseph Addison made this criticism of English tragicomedy. It expresses a neoclassical objection to mixing tragic and comic effects within a single dramatic work.
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“The tragi-comedy which is the product of the English theatre is one of the most monstrous inventions that ever entered into a poet’s thought.” Who said this?
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Joseph Addison made this criticism of English tragicomedy. It expresses a neoclassical objection to mixing tragic and comic effects within a single dramatic work.
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West Bengal SET (WB SET)