Achille Campanile
Encyclopedia
Achille Campanile was an Italian
writer
, playwright
, journalist
and television critic known for his surreal humour
and word play
.
Italy
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writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and television critic known for his surreal humour
Surreal humour
Surreal humour is a form of humour based on violations of causal reasoning with events and behaviours that are logically incongruent. Constructions of surreal humour involve bizarre juxtapositions, non-sequiturs, irrational situations, and/or expressions of nonsense.The humour arises from a...
and word play
Word play
Word play or wordplay is a literary technique in which the words that are used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement...
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Works
- Ma che cos'è questo amore (1924)
- Se la luna mi porta fortuna (1927)
- Agosto, moglie mia non ti conosco (1930)
- In campagna è un'altra cosa (1931)
- Cantilena all'angolo della strada (1933)
- Celestino e la famiglia Gentilissimi (1942)
- Il povero Piero (1959)
- L'inventore del cavallo e altre quindici commedie (1971)
- Manuale di conversazione (1973)
- Asparagi e immortalità dell'anima (1974)
- Vite degli uomini illustri (1975)
- L'eroe (1976)
- Tragedie in due battute (1978)