What is Catharsis?
'''Catharsis''' is a term in the [[Theatre of ancient Greece|Greek theatre]] meaning the purification of [[Emotion|emotions]] through [[art]]. This was the effect of the [[tragedy]] as the main and earliest genre of the Greek theatre. It was originally used by [[Aristotle]] in the [[Poetics]]. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Aristotle, Poetics, section 1449b|url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0056:section=1449b|access-date=2021-07-26|website=www.perseus.tufts.edu}}</ref> It was also used in [[psychology]]. == Related articles == [[Art therapy]] [[Mimesis]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Emotions]] [[Category:Psychology]] [[Category:Drama]]