Egri, Lajos.

The art of dramatic writing : its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives / Lajos Egri. - New York ; London : Touchstone, 2004. - xx, 316 p. ; 22 cm.

Originally published: as How to write a play. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1942. Includes index.

In this work, Lajos Egri examines a play from the inside out, starting with the heart of any drama: its characters. For it is people - their private natures and their inter-relationships - that move a story and give it life.

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Drama--Technique.
Creative writing.