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100			_aEgri, Lajos _98556
245			_aThe art of dramatic writing: _bits basis in the creative interpretation of human motives
260			_bTouchtone _aNew York _c2004
300			_axx, 316 p.
365			_aINR _b599.00
520			_aAmong the many "how-to" playwriting books that have appeared over the years, there have been few that attempt 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 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 Romeo and Juliet to Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, 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. Using Egri's ABCs of premise, character, and conflict, The Art of Dramatic Writing is a direct, jargon-free approach to the problem of achieving truth in writing.
650			_aDrama--Technique _99763
650			_aCreative writing _99762
650			_aPlaywriting--Technique _99764
650			_aPlaywriting _99765
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