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In German-speaking cultures, Schwank is a genre of short funny tale, verse, song, play, opera, etc. ^{[1] [2]} In German, common meanings for the word "Schwank" are "prank", "funny tale", told for entertainment. ^[3]

The Kleines Literarisches Lexikon (1966) offers a distinction of Schwank from other forms of comedy: Schwank delivers light, harmless, carefree humor, which distinguishes it from comedy, which ridicules something; from Lustspiel [ de], which offers much hilarity; and from farce ( de:Posse), with its crude boisterousness. ^[4]

Other German types of literary and scenic art involving comedy include the Posse mit Gesang, Klamotte [ de], Lustspiel [ de], Volksstück [ de], and Festspiel [ de].

See also

• Fabliau
• Facetia

References

External links

• de:Kategorie:Schwank
• de:s:Kategorie:Schwank