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From Section XI: ARISTOTLE_POETICS
"Reversal of the Situation is a change
by which the action veers round to its
opposite, subject always to our rule of
probability or necessity."
I gather Aristotal means something
like a reversal of status: A is on Alternately it might mean something like
top, then loses, and descends to an ironic reversal-- the action has an
the bottom. opposite effect than was intended-- but I
don't think that's what he's getting at.
When I talk about the "rule of
In Section XXIV, Aristotle says reversals" I mean something else,
that Epic poetry, just as still different-- the changes the
Tragedy-- creator makes to avoid excessive
similarity with other pieces of
"... requires Reversals of art-- mainly, generic art.
the Situation, Recognitions,
and Scenes of Suffering." Reversals in the meta-plot?
So maybe the RULE_OF_REVERSALS
Korean drama
folks are up on
their Aristotle KOREAN_POETICS
after all.
It's interesting that Aristotle regards
"reversals" as a critical requirement--
it's certainly a common enough feature in
many plots, but I wouldn't say it's a
required one.
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