ANAGNORISIS Definition & Meaning

anagnorisis

[ an-ag-nawr-uh-sis, -nohr- ]

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noun

plural anagnorises

(in ancient Greek tragedy) the critical moment of recognition or discovery, especially preceding peripeteia.

anagnorisis

/ ˌæ��əɡˈ��ɒ��ɪ��ɪ�� /

noun

(in Greek tragedy) the recognition or discovery by the protagonist of the identity of some character or the nature of his own predicament, which leads to the resolution of the plot; denouement

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of anagnorisis¹

1790–1800; < Latin < Greek, equivalent to ��Բ��ō��í ( zein ) to know again ( ana- ana- + ��ō��-, cognate with Latin -��ō��- in ��ō�� to ignore + -izein -ize ) + -sis -sis; perhaps ��ō��- from adj. derivative *��ō-��ó- knowing

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of anagnorisis¹

from Greek: recognition

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It’s an example of anagnorisis, the recognition of a character’s true nature, a literary device reaching back to Oedipus and beyond.

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To make that point, Mr. Hall said the play had to end with Beale undergoing “a moment of anagnorisis” — some final realization about the truth of his experience.

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That’s because we have reached that key theatrical moment, which Aristotle famously called “anagnorisis” or “recognition.”

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Anaglypta anagoge

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