catharsis: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Aberdeen University Research Archive - Catharsis, Ancient and Modern (PDF). Sep 18, 2026
Article revised and updated. Jul 24, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Awaye - Chasing Ghosts make an art of catharsis. Mar 10, 2026
Add new Web site: CORE - Catharsis as Persuasion—An Enthymematic Approach to the Aristotelian Tragedy (PDF). Sep 26, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Warwick - The Purgation Theory of Catharsis (PDF). Jul 19, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Catharsis (PDF). May 09, 2025
Add new Web site: Aberdeen University Research Archive - Catharsis, Ancient and Modern (PDF). Jan 29, 2025
Add new Web site: International Journal of Novel Research and Development - Collective Catharsis: Unveiling the Lasting Ripples. Aug 31, 2024
Add new Web site: Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research - Aristotle's Catharsis: Some theories. Jun 07, 2024
Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - Catharsis in Psychology. Sep 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Simply Psychology - Catharsis: Definition & Meaning of Cathartic Release. Jul 18, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - Catharsis. May 28, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center of Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Catharsis: On the Art of Medicine by Andrzej Szczeklik, MD. Sep 13, 2022
Add new Web site: Academia - 'Catharsis' in Aristotle's Poetics. Sep 26, 2018
Add new Web site: Literary Devices - Catharsis. Aug 09, 2018
Added new Web site: Electronic Text Center at University of Virginia Library - Catharsis. Aug 09, 2007
Article revised. Sep 17, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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