Lajos Egri
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Lajos Egri (1888-1967) was born in Eger, 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.
