peripeteian.

Brit.

/ˌpɛrᵻpᵻˈtʌɪə/,

/ˌpɛrᵻpᵻˈtɪə/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrəpəˈti(j)ə/,

/ˌpɛrəpəˈtaɪə/

Forms: 1500s– peripetia, 1700s peripaetia (irregular), 1700s peripatia (irregular), 1700s peripeitia (irregular), 1700s– peripeteia.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin peripetia; Greek περιπέτεια.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin peripetia a turn right about, a sudden change (a1540), especially that on which the plot of a tragedy hinges (1579) and its etymon ancient Greek περιπέτεια (Aristotle) < περιπετής changing or turning suddenly ( < περι- peri- prefix + πετ- , stem of πίπτειν to fall (see ptosis n.), after περιπίπτειν to fall in with, to befall) + -ία -ia suffix¹. Compare French péripétie (1605).In sense 2 after German Peripetie (1940 or earlier in this sense: see peripety n.).

1. In classical tragedy (and hence in other forms of drama, fiction, etc.): a point in the plot at which a sudden reversal occurs. In extended use: a sudden or dramatic change; a crisis.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > alternation > change of fortune > [noun] > instance of

peripeteia1591

traverse1601

vicissitude1631

reverse1656

peripety1705

fluctuation1712

twine1768

revulsion1832

reversal1842

1591 J. Harington Briefe Apol. Poetrie in tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso sig. ¶vij^v They would haue an heroicall Poem (aswell as a Tragedie) to be full of Peripetia.

1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 111 In the Peripetia of this Drammatical exercitation.

1695 W. J. tr. R. Le Bossu Treat. Epick Poem ii. xvi. 101 But let this Turn [of Fortune] be what it will, double or single, fortunate or unfortunate, 'tis still called a peripetia.

1713 A. Pope Narr. Robert Norris 17 Here is no Peripætia, no Change of Fortune in the Tragedy.

1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy IV. 56 It has its Protasis, Epistasis, Catastasis, its Catastrophe or Peripeitia [1769 Peripeteia] growing one out of the other in it, in the order Aristotle first planted them.

1864 C. Kingsley Roman & Teuton iv. 119 A strange peripeteia for the Amal.

1877 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 120 It would take a volume to follow out all the peripeteias of the drama.

1908 Times 3 Mar. 10/5 Mr. Barrie has..turned them [sc. stage props] into instruments of a dramatic peripeteia, and at the same time into symbols.

1976 S. Hynes Auden Generation vii. 193 In that pattern, 1936 is the peripeteia, the point where the action turned.

2003 Village Voice (N.Y.) (Nexis) 4 Feb. 99 We've seen popular MCs demonstrate contrition through a public peripeteia involving religion and apologetic interviews.

2. Psychoanalysis. In Jungian theory: = peripety n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > theories of Jung > [noun] > turning point of dream

peripety1950

peripeteia1960

1960 R. F. C. Hull tr. C. G. Jung Nature of Dreams in Coll. Wks. VIII. 295 The third phase brings the culmination or peripeteia [Ger. Peripetie]. Here something decisive happens or something changes completely.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peripeteia
释义	peripeteian. Brit. /ˌpɛrᵻpᵻˈtʌɪə/, /ˌpɛrᵻpᵻˈtɪə/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəpəˈti(j)ə/, /ˌpɛrəpəˈtaɪə/ Forms: 1500s– peripetia, 1700s peripaetia (irregular), 1700s peripatia (irregular), 1700s peripeitia (irregular), 1700s– peripeteia. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin peripetia; Greek περιπέτεια. Etymology: < post-classical Latin peripetia a turn right about, a sudden change (a1540), especially that on which the plot of a tragedy hinges (1579) and its etymon ancient Greek περιπέτεια (Aristotle) < περιπετής changing or turning suddenly ( < περι- peri- prefix + πετ- , stem of πίπτειν to fall (see ptosis n.), after περιπίπτειν to fall in with, to befall) + -ία -ia suffix¹. Compare French péripétie (1605).In sense 2 after German Peripetie (1940 or earlier in this sense: see peripety n.). 1. In classical tragedy (and hence in other forms of drama, fiction, etc.): a point in the plot at which a sudden reversal occurs. In extended use: a sudden or dramatic change; a crisis. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > alternation > change of fortune > [noun] > instance of peripeteia1591 traverse1601 vicissitude1631 reverse1656 peripety1705 fluctuation1712 twine1768 revulsion1832 reversal1842 1591 J. Harington Briefe Apol. Poetrie in tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso sig. ¶vij^v They would haue an heroicall Poem (aswell as a Tragedie) to be full of Peripetia. 1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 111 In the Peripetia of this Drammatical exercitation. 1695 W. J. tr. R. Le Bossu Treat. Epick Poem ii. xvi. 101 But let this Turn [of Fortune] be what it will, double or single, fortunate or unfortunate, 'tis still called a peripetia. 1713 A. Pope Narr. Robert Norris 17 Here is no Peripætia, no Change of Fortune in the Tragedy. 1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy IV. 56 It has its Protasis, Epistasis, Catastasis, its Catastrophe or Peripeitia [1769 Peripeteia] growing one out of the other in it, in the order Aristotle first planted them. 1864 C. Kingsley Roman & Teuton iv. 119 A strange peripeteia for the Amal. 1877 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 120 It would take a volume to follow out all the peripeteias of the drama. 1908 Times 3 Mar. 10/5 Mr. Barrie has..turned them [sc. stage props] into instruments of a dramatic peripeteia, and at the same time into symbols. 1976 S. Hynes Auden Generation vii. 193 In that pattern, 1936 is the peripeteia, the point where the action turned. 2003 Village Voice (N.Y.) (Nexis) 4 Feb. 99 We've seen popular MCs demonstrate contrition through a public peripeteia involving religion and apologetic interviews. 2. Psychoanalysis. In Jungian theory: = peripety n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > theories of Jung > [noun] > turning point of dream peripety1950 peripeteia1960 1960 R. F. C. Hull tr. C. G. Jung Nature of Dreams in Coll. Wks. VIII. 295 The third phase brings the culmination or peripeteia [Ger. Peripetie]. Here something decisive happens or something changes completely. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1591
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