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The art of dramatic writing; its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives

Amid the hundreds of "how-to" books that have appeared in recent years, there have been very few which attempted to analyze the mysteries of play-construction. This book does that -- and its principles are so valid that they apply equally well to the short story, novel and screenplay. Lajos Egri examines a play from the inside out, starting with the heart of any drama: its characters. For it is people -- their private natures and their inter-relationships -- that move a story and give it life. All good dramatic writing depends upon an understanding of human motives. Why do people act as they do' What forces transform a coward into a hero, a hero into a coward' What is it that Romeo does early in Shakespeare's play that makes his later suicide seem inevitable' Why must Nora leave her husband at the end of A Doll's House' These are a few of the fascinating problems which Egri analyzes. He shows how it is essential for the author to have a basic premise -- a thesis, demonstrated in terms of human behavior -- and to develop his dramatic conflict on the basis of that behavior. Premise, character, conflict: this is Egri's ABC. His book is a direct, jargon-free approach to the problem of achieving truth in a literary creation.

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  • "Bianju yishu"
  • "Art of dramatic writing"

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  • "Amid the hundreds of "how-to" books that have appeared in recent years, there have been very few which attempted to analyze the mysteries of play-construction. This book does that -- and its principles are so valid that they apply equally well to the short story, novel and screenplay. Lajos Egri examines a play from the inside out, starting with the heart of any drama: its characters. For it is people -- their private natures and their inter-relationships -- that move a story and give it life. All good dramatic writing depends upon an understanding of human motives. Why do people act as they do' What forces transform a coward into a hero, a hero into a coward' What is it that Romeo does early in Shakespeare's play that makes his later suicide seem inevitable' Why must Nora leave her husband at the end of A Doll's House' These are a few of the fascinating problems which Egri analyzes. He shows how it is essential for the author to have a basic premise -- a thesis, demonstrated in terms of human behavior -- and to develop his dramatic conflict on the basis of that behavior. Premise, character, conflict: this is Egri's ABC. His book is a direct, jargon-free approach to the problem of achieving truth in a literary creation."@en
  • "The author offers an approach to playwriting based on the natural law of dialectics."
  • "The author offers an approach to playwriting based on the natural law of dialectics."@en
  • "For many years, Lajos Egri's highly opinionated but very enjoyable The Art of Dramatic Writing has been a well-guarded secret of playwrights, scriptwriters, and writers for television. Unlike many other books on playwrighting (several of which Egri criticizes during the course of this one), the author's systematic breakdown of the essentials for creating successful realistic plays and screenplays effectively demystifies the process of creative writing. Egri, who formulated his thoughts about "a well-made play" during its heyday (the 1940s and '50s), places a premium on an exhaustive analysis of characters and discussion of their psychological motivations. The writer is exhorted to find a premise to explore and to discover which characters will most effectively demonstrate this thesis, then is shown how most effectively to place them into conflict with each other. Conflict itself is also discussed, particularly how to create scenarios in which the crisis develops at a pace that feels unforced and natural. While Egri's view of the well-made play has little space for either the spare musings of Beckett and Pinter or the conscious excesses of non-narrative and other experimental writing, it nonetheless remains an essential text for writers drawn to realistic drama, and to any writer interested in the fundamental motivations of human behavior. --John Longenbaugh"

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  • "编剧艺术"
  • "The art of dramatic writing; its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives"
  • "The art of dramatic writing; its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives"@en
  • "The art of dramatic writing : Its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives"
  • "The art of dramatic writing: its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives"@en
  • "The art of dramatic writing: its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives"
  • "The art of dramatic writing its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives / by Lajos Egri"@en
  • "The art of dramatic writing : its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives / by Lajos Egri"@en
  • "The art of dramatic writing: it's basis in the creative interpretati on of human motives"
  • "The art of dramatic writing"
  • "The art of dramatic writing"@en
  • "Bian ju yi shu"
  • "The art of dramatic writing : its basis in the creature interpretation of human motives"@en
  • "Art of dramatic writing"@en
  • "The Art Of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis In The Creative Interpretation Of Human Motives"
  • "Piyes yazma sanatı: insansal güdülerin yaratıcı yorumundaki temel ilkeleri"@tr
  • "The art of dramatic writing its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives.With an introd.by gilbert miller"
  • "The art of dramatic writing its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives"@en
  • "Piyes yazma sanatı"
  • "Bian Ju Yi Shu"
  • "Dramatisches Schreiben : Theater - Film - Roman"
  • "Dramatisches Schreiben : Theater, Film, Roman"
  • "Piyes yazma sanatı : insansal güdülerin yaratıcı yorumundaki temel ilkeleri"
  • "The art of dramatic writing : its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives"
  • "The art of dramatic writing : its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives"@en
  • "The Art of Dramatic Writing"@en

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