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MA English Literature Anagnorisis — practice questions

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'Recognition' (anagnorisis), per Aristotle, is:

  1. A change from ignorance to knowledge
  2. A change of costume
  3. An interlude between acts
  4. A musical refrain
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Correct answer: A. A change from ignorance to knowledge

1. Anagnorisis names the protagonist's shift from not-knowing to knowing. 2. Often the discovered fact is kinship or guilt. 3. The text gives the canonical formula directly. _Source: Project Gutenberg #1974 — Aristotle's Poetics — "Recognition, as the name indicates, is a change from ignorance to knowledge"_

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'Anagnorisis' means:

  1. Mimesis
  2. Reversal
  3. Catharsis
  4. Recognition
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Correct answer: D. Recognition

1. Anagnorisis is the shift from ignorance to knowledge. 2. Aristotle says it is best when paired with reversal. 3. Oedipus Rex is his model case. _Source: Project Gutenberg #1974 — Aristotle's Poetics — "Recognition, as the name indicates, is a change from ignorance to knowledge"_

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