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Literary Criticism and Theories

Notes 3.7 Review Questions

1. What are the various interpretations given to the meaning of Catharsis?
2. How far is Aristotle’s views of Hamartia true? Discuss.
3. How far Catharsis is relevant today?
4. Write a short note on Catharsis and Hamartia.
Answers: Self-Assessment
1. (i)(d) (ii)(a) (iii)(c) (iv)(a) (v)(a)
(iv)(b)

3.8 Further Readings

1. Abrams, M.H. Geoffrey Harpham. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Delhi: Akash
Press, 2007.
2. Aristotle. Poetics. Trans. S.H. Butcher. New York: Courier Dover Publications,
1997.
3. Daiches, David. English Literature. California: University of California Press,
1968.
4. Daiches, David. The Penguin Companion of English Literature. London:
McGraw-Hill, 1971.
5. Durham, W.H. Critical Essays of the Eighteenth Century. UK: Russell and Russell,
1961.

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