anagnorisis
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Aristotle was a great admirer of Sophocles’ Oedipus the King, considering it the perfect tragedy, and not surprisingly, his analysis fits that play most perfectly. I shall therefore use this play to illustrate the following major parts of Aristotle's analysis of tragedy as a literary genre. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Definition of Tragedy: “Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action
that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of
artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of the
play; in the form of action, not of narrative; with incidents arousing
pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its katharsis of such
emotions. . . . Every Tragedy, therefore, must have six parts, which parts determine its quality—namely,
Plot, Characters, Diction, Thought, Spectacle, Melody.”
Aristotle was a great admirer of Sophocles’ Oedipus the King, considering it the perfect
tragedy, and not surprisingly, his analysis fits that play most perfectly. I shall therefore use this play
to illustrate the following major parts of Aristotle's analysis of tragedy as a literary genre.
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AnagnorisisAnagnorisis is the moment of recognition. The protagonist (see below, but, basically, main character) of a tragedy recognizes that his trouble is his own fault. AnapestAnapest is a meter associated with marching. The following is a representation of how a line of anapests would be scanned, with the U indicating an unstressed syllable and the double line a diaeresis: uu-|uu-||uu-|u-.
EccyclemaAn eccyclema is a wheeled device used in ancient tragedy.EpisodeThe episode is that part of tragedy that falls between choral songs.ExodeThe exode is that part of tragedy not followed by choral song.
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