Readers interested in dramatic theory will also be absorbed by egri s systematic deconstruction of plays by ibsen, strindberg, shakespeare, and oneill to prove his theory that character is the basis of a great. Copyright mcgrawhill education, a division of the mcgrawhill companies, inc. 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. Use each powerpoint presentation to introduce the different components of informational writing lead, body, conclusion. The art of dramatic writing its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives. Egri june 4, 1888 february 7, 1967 was the author of the art of dramatic writing, which is widely regarded as one of the best works on the subject of playwriting, though its teachings have since been adapted for the writing of short stories, novels, and screenplays. Its also a book much referredto in lee sheldons character development and storytelling for games, which is the reason i write about it now. Egri s treatise the art of dramatic writing was first published in 1946 and remains today one of the best creative writing how to books ever written.
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