Full Idea
The transition from momentary fear to short-lived exuberance is called the 'comic'.
Gist of Idea
Comedy is a transition from fear to exuberance
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human [1878], 169)
Book Reference
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Human, All Too Human', ed/tr. Faber,Marion [Penguin 1994], p.115