anagnorisis
(in ancient Greek tragedy) the critical moment of recognition or discovery, especially preceding peripeteia.
Origin of anagnorisis
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Now then for anagnorisis, comic peripeteia, division into acts, and the rest of the wallet!
Two Sides of the Face | Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchIl Lasca, who deserves great credit for his perspicacity, carried on an unremitting warfare against the comedy of anagnorisis.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature | John Addington SymondsIt was often associated with the anagnorisis or recognition.
Play-Making | William Archer
British Dictionary definitions for anagnorisis
/ (ˌænəɡˈnɒrɪsɪs) /
(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
Origin of anagnorisis
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