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Peripeteia is a sudden turn of events or reversal of fortune, particularly in literature.
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Aristotle was the first writer to discuss the uses of anagnorisis, with peripeteia caused by it.
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If the hammam were a Greek tragedy, and in some ways I think it is, this man's entry is the peripeteia, the moment of dramatic reversal that marks the beginning of catharsis.
From the guardian.co.uk
In narration, sentences with full parallel noun phrases often mark the beginning or end of discourse, indicate peripeteia in narrative, or introduce new information.
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- A sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work); "a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling"
- Peripeteia /u02CCpu025Bru0259pu1D7Bu02C8tau026A.u0259/ (Greek: u03C0u03B5u03C1u03B9u03C0u03ADu03C4u03B5u03B9u03B1) is a reversal of circumstances, or turning point. The term is primarily used with reference to works of literature. The Anglicized form of peripeteia is peripety.
- A reversal of fortune; a sudden change in circumstances
- In a tragedy, sudden reversal of fortune from good to bad.
- Aristotelian term for "reversal" in a play, that is, the moment when the fortunes of the protagonist are drastically changed.
- (Also spelled peripetea, Greek for "sudden change"): The sudden reversal of fortune in a story, play, or any narrative in which there is an observable change in direction. In tragedy, this is often a change from stability and happiness toward the destruction or downfall of the protagonist.
