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A-Z: General definitions: catharsis
Definition
In drama, a purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions, especially pity and fear, that restores or refreshes the spirit of the audience by releasing emotional tension. A theory of the Classical Greek tragedian Aristotle.
Together with Plato, he was the leading Greek philosopher, whose works on literature and science have had an enormous influence on Western culture
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