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{{Short description|French literary and artistic newspaper}}
{{Infobox newspaper
|image=Comoedia n°459.jpg
|founder=[[Henri Desgrange]]
|foundation={{start date and age|1907|10|01|df=y}}
|ceased publication={{end date and age|1944}}
|headquarters=Paris
|publishing_country=France
|language=French
}}
'''''Comœdia''''' was a French literary and artistic paper founded by [[Henri Desgrange]] on 1 October 1907<ref>{{Cite book|title=Tour de France: A Cultural History|page=274|last=Thompson|first=Christopher S.|date=17 July 2006|isbn=9780520247604|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M-vUF6Y_4RUC}}</ref> (Desgrange had already founded ''{{ill|L'Auto|fr}}'').<ref name="Abel">{{Cite book|year=1993|title=French Film Theory and Criticism: 1907–1929|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLNeVLSFXXcC|last=Abel|first=Richard|page=25|isbn=9780691000626}}</ref> It published a number of texts by important literary figures, including [[Antonin Artaud|Antonin Artaud's]] first publication on theatre, ''L'évolution'' de ''décor'' [The Evolution of Decor] (1924)''.''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Artaud|first=Antonin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hdhR9dmPah0C|title=Antonin Artaud: Selected Writings|date=1988-10-10|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-06443-0|language=en}}</ref><sup>:602</sup> According to [[Richard Abel (cultural historian)|Richard Abel]], it provides one of the most complete sources of cultural history in [[France]] just prior to [[World War I]].<ref name="Abel"/>
'''''Comoedia Illustré''''' was ''Comœdia'''s fortnight supplement which featured updates on current French fashion, music and theatre.<ref>{{cite web |title=Comoedia Illustré |publisher=[[National Gallery of Victoria]] |url=https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/fashion-archive/comoedia-illustre/ |access-date=July 12, 2024 }}</ref>
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