Art Of Dramatic Writing
Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives
$33.59
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
1 January 1986
Summary
Learn the basic techniques every successful playwright knows! Amid the hundreds of “how-to” books out there, there have been very few which attempted to analyze the mysteries of play construction. Lajos Egri’s classic, The Art of Dramatic Writing, does just that, with instruction that can be applied equally well to a short story, novel, or screenplay.
Examining a play from the inside out, Egri starts with the heart of any drama: its characters. All good dramatic writing hinge…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780671213329 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0671213326 |
| Author: | Lajos Egri |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Touchstone |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 1986 |
| Weight: | 256g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 140mm x 25mm |
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Moss HartI found Lajos Egri’s book enormously interesting – one of the best I have ever read.
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About The Author
Lajos Egri
Lajos Egri (1888-1967) was born in Hungary and founded the Egri School of Writing in New York City in the 1930s. In addition to writing books, he spent his life writing and directing plays in both the United States and Europe, as well as writing screenplays for the film industry.
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