{"product_id":"art-of-dramatic-writing-its-basis-in-the-creative-interpretation-of-human-motives-paperback","title":"Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLajos Egri\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Dramatic Writing, \u003c\/i\u003e does just that, with instruction that can be applied equally well to a short story, novel, or screenplay.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExamining a play from the inside out, Egri starts with the heart of any drama: its characters. All good dramatic writing hinges on people and their relationships, which serve to move the story forward and give it life, as well as an understanding of human motives--why people act the way that they do. Using examples from everything from William Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e to Henrik Ibsen's \u003ci\u003eA Doll's House, \u003c\/i\u003e Egri shows how it is essential for the author to have a basic premise--a thesis, demonstrated in terms of human behavior--and to develop the dramatic conflict on the basis of that behavior. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing Egri's ABCs of premise, character, and conflict, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Dramatic Writing\u003c\/i\u003e is a direct, jargon-free approach to the problem of achieving truth in writing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLajos Egri\u003c\/b\u003e (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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 8.38 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 1972\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45397321449574,"sku":"9780671213329","price":29.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/NFU1M1RUNUZ6a0VKUVkrNmRFT0NXdz09.webp?v=1775425835","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/art-of-dramatic-writing-its-basis-in-the-creative-interpretation-of-human-motives-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}