The word "buffoonery" refers to the theatrical and circus environments, but is often used in relation to real life situations to denote the inappropriateness and absurdity of what is happening. It has Italian roots and is characterized by excessive comic exaggeration brought to caricature.
What is buffalo
The definition of this concept can be given in one word - "buffoonery". It was from him, borrowed from the Italian language and read as "buffonato", that the now widely known name for such representations came from.
In its direct meaning, buffoonery is a comic act, circus or theatrical, built on the method of excessive exaggeration - sharp, rude, caricature. Initially, it belonged to street, folk theaters.
This kind of fun is characteristic of a wide variety of cultures. In ancient Greek and ancient Roman, buffonades include representations of mimes and farce-atellans. In medieval European - arena booth performances, Italian comedies of masks del arte and received the name from their main character harlequinades, as well as other similar performances of wandering acting troupes. In the history of Russia these are fair performances of buffoons.
Buffonade receptions were borrowed from the streets and used in drama by such world-famous authors as Carlo Gozzi, Carlo Goldoni, Moliere, Pierre Beaumarchais.
Also, the traditions of this genre were reflected in the opera, giving rise to its comic lines: opera buffa, comic opera, which differ not only in content, but also in the presence of a large number of recitative and uncharacteristic for classical productions and melodious-recitative ariosis.
The grotesque exaggeration of the comedic component is used not only in a lively acting environment. Many modern cartoons are built according to the tradition of the buffoonery genre, for example, the animated series "Tom and Jerry", "Well, wait a minute!".
Circus Buffonade
In the circus arena, actors playing buffaloes are clowns. Usually it is based on the reception of confrontation of various in character images represented by two or more characters.
The classic combination implies a white clown (historically this is the image of a lord - arrogant, arrogant; the character personifying him is Pedrolino, simplified and exaggerated in fair performances before Pierrot) and the red-haired rogue, sly (his prototype is Arlekino's servant).
Figurative meaning of the word
In everyday life, the word "buffoonery" is pronounced with respect to the ridiculous and rude, exaggerated ostentatious buffoonery. Also called actions that are clearly inappropriate in the circumstances and situations.