The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives Paperback 1494083655 9781494083656 Lajos Egri

from nobodhi

seed of drama = conflict[ this was the textbook at both ucla & sc when spielberg, copolla, lucas, etc. were at film school ]

from pgSundling

While this book is about plays, it's still useful for all writing forms. One of my top writing recommendations.

from Narboink

Having studied playwriting dialectics in college years ago, I found this "classic guide" to be a wonderful reminder of the basic tenets of storytelling. Many popular books on the subject written today tend to focus on screenwriting, and have an unfortunate tendency to speculate about what will an...

from Hagelstein

Egri describes premise, character, and conflict as the essential elements - and the heart - of any play. He espouses an approach to play-writing "based on the natural law of dialectics" rather than instinct. Using several examples, Egri analyzes what makes plays "good" or "bad." There's a lot of ...

from pgSundling

While this book is about plays, it's still useful for all writing forms. One of my top writing recommendations.