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Compendio della poesia tragicomica

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Compendio della poesia tragicomica (1602) is a work by Battista Guarini that defends his celebrated pastoral tragicomedy, Il pastor fido. Guarini, a Renaissance court poet, helped establish the genre of pastoral drama.1

Tragicomedy, a dramatic form blending tragic and comic elements, was defined by Guarini as a play that incorporates tragedy's gravity and emotional impact but avoids a tragic conclusion, instead incorporating comic elements for a happy ending. Despite defying strict Neoclassical rules against mixing genres, tragicomedy flourished, with Guarini's Il pastor fido becoming a highly influential work.21

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