Comedy

19 works

19 works of Comedy in the Western literary canon — ranked by Gröblé, with difficulty, length, and influence at a glance.

Comedy, Ranked

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11A Midsummer Night’s Dream William Shakespeare~1595ShakespeareGruelingQuick1182481ComedyEnglish
22The Clouds Aristophanes423 BCAncient GreeceHardQuick89684ComedyAncient Greek
43Twelfth Night William Shakespeare~1601ShakespeareGruelingQuick1422060ComedyEnglish
59Love's Labour's Lost William Shakespeare~1594ShakespeareGruelingQuick153818ComedyEnglish
69All's Well That Ends Well William Shakespeare~1604ShakespeareGruelingQuick1641518ComedyEnglish
72Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeare~1598ShakespeareGruelingQuick1511860ComedyEnglish
80The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare~1596ShakespeareGruelingQuick1522060ComedyEnglish
81Measure for Measure William Shakespeare~1604ShakespeareGruelingQuick1561818ComedyEnglish
94As You Like It William Shakespeare~1599ShakespeareGruelingQuick1551958ComedyEnglish
121Wasps Aristophanes422 BCAncient GreeceHardQuick91252ComedyAncient Greek
126Lysistrata Aristophanes411 BCAncient GreeceHardQuick796652ComedyAncient Greek
136The Frogs Aristophanes405 BCAncient GreeceHardQuick114684ComedyAncient Greek
138The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare~1591ShakespeareGruelingQuick1501659ComedyEnglish
150The Comedy of Errors William Shakespeare~1594ShakespeareGruelingQuick1051620ComedyEnglish
169The Acharnians Aristophanes425 BCAncient GreeceHardQuick75242ComedyAncient Greek
173The Two Gentlemen of Verona William Shakespeare~1590ShakespeareGruelingQuick122819ComedyEnglish
178The Merry Wives of Windsor William Shakespeare~1597ShakespeareGruelingQuick1561220ComedyEnglish
198The Birds Aristophanes414 BCAncient GreeceHardQuick104263ComedyAncient Greek
200Peace Aristophanes421 BCAncient GreeceHardQuick80242ComedyAncient Greek