Lajos Egri

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name=Lajos Egri


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birth_date= 1888
birth_place= Eger, Hungary (Austria-Hungary)
death_date= 1967
death_place= USA

Lajos Egri (1888-1967) was born in Eger, Hungary (Austria-Hungary). He is the author of "The Art of Dramatic Writing", highly 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. Originally published by Simon and Schuster in 1942 as "How to Write a Play", it was revised and published as "The Art of Dramatic Writing" in 1946.

Egri argues in "The Art of Dramatic Writing" against Aristotle's view of character being secondary to plot (as stated in Aristotle's Poetics). According to Egri, well defined characters will create the plot for themselves, and so character is more important.

In 1965, Egri expanded on his views of character development and motivation in the book, "The Art of Creative Writing."

External links

* [http://www.writerswrite.com/fiction/egri.htm Premise - chapter 1 of "The Art of Dramatic Writing"]