LITERATURE QUESTIONS
LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM
Question
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What is the purging of emotions by the witnessing of pity and fear called?
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Mimesis
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Peripetia
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Catharsis
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Hamartia
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -catharsis, the purification or purgation of the emotions (especially pity and fear) primarily through art. In criticism, catharsis is a metaphor used by Aristotle in the Poetics to describe the effects of true tragedy on the spectator.
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