Lajos Egri
Lajos Egri (* 1888 in Eger , Austria-Hungary , † 1967 in USA ) was a journalist and freelance writer . He was best known as a writing teacher for theater and film. After emigrating to the United States, he founded the Egri School of Writing in New York in the 1930s .
Life
Lajos Egri became famous for his book "Dramatic Writing", published in 1946, which is now considered a classic of the writing textbooks. The basis of Egri's approach is the concentration on character development. In contrast to the classic view, which focuses on the development of plot structures, Egri saw character development as the core of the writing process. This approach has caught on and is now adopted by many creative writing teachers . The techniques presented were used for writing short stories , novels and especially screenplays . He designed the concept of the three-dimensional figure (including: physiology, sociology and psychology level).
Publications
- Literary writing: strong characters - original ideas - convincing storyline. Authors House Verlag , ISBN 978-3-932909-68-9 .
- Dramatic writing. Theater - film - novel. Authors House Verlag , ISBN 978-3-932909-58-0 .
Web links
- Excerpt from The art of dramatic writing on writerswrite.com (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Egri, Lajos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian-American author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eger (Hungary) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1967 |
| Place of death | United States |