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Definition of Anagnorisis
1. n. The unfolding or dénouement.
Definition of Anagnorisis
1. Noun. The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Anagnorisis
1. [n -RISES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anagnorisis
Literary usage of Anagnorisis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Deception in Plautus: A Study in the Technique of Roman Comedy by Helen Emma Wieand Cole (1920)
"Where anagnorisis is approaching, the audience derives added enjoyment from the
knowledge that the persons concerned are not aware of each other's identity ..."
2. Historia de las ideas estéticas en España by Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (1883)
"Aristóteles ha distinguido sutilmente varias especies de anagnorisis. ...
Es preferible esta especie de anagnorisis cuando se ¡unta con la peripecia: así el ..."
3. Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres by Hugh Blair (1812)
"Among the moderns, two of the most distinguished anagnorisis, are those contained
in Voltaire's Merope, and Mr. Homeas Douglas ; both of which, ..."
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