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Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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- Title
- The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- Polti, Georges
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1440071349
- ISBN 13
- 9781440071348
- Item weight
- 0.75 pounds
Explore the 36 dramatic situations that shape stories across cultures.
This work presents a clear framework for understanding plot, character, and tension in theater and fiction.
Grounded in wide-ranging examples, it traces how these situations recur from ancient to modern times, and how they can be identified, analyzed, and adapted. Readers will find a practical map for crafting compelling drama that spans continents and genres.
- Learn the 36 situations and how they classify different dramatic dynamics.
- See how examples from stage, literature, and life illuminate each category.
- Discover how to apply the framework to contemporary writing and performance.
- Explore how sub-classes can be tailored to fit your own story needs.
Ideal for readers of drama theory, playwrights, screenwriters, students, and authors seeking a transferable, structured approach to storytelling.
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