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.