03327cam a22004098i 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700600190003400700030005300800410005601000170009702000360011402000270015004000280017704100130020504200080021805000240022608200100025010000320026024000220029224501550031426400630046930000320053233600260056433700280059033800270061849000380064550400410068352018070072465000330253165000390256465000370260365000420264070000410268277601550272383000390287822066579BJBSDDR20230411090813.0a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta210604s2022    nju      b    000 0 eng    a  2021027517  a9780691205274 (acid-free paper)  z9780691211107q(ebook)  aDLCbengerdacDLCdDLC1 aenghgrc  apcc14aPN 1040bA717h 202200a808.10 aAristotle, d384–322 B.C.10aPoetics.lEnglish10aHow to tell a story :ban ancient guide to the art of storytelling for writers and readers /cAristotle ; translated and introduced by Philip Freeman. 1aPrinceton, New Jersey :bPrinceton University Press,c2022  axviii, 244 pages ; c18 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier0 aAncient wisdom for modern readers  aIncludes bibliographical references.  a"Aaron Sorkin, the Oscar-winning director and screenwriter of such hits as The Social Network and The West Wing, recently urged aspiring writers to become students and evangelists for Aristotle's Poetics. How is it that this small and rather obscure treatise by an ancient philosopher better known for metaphysics and ethics has become over the centuries the standard and best handbook for writing drama, novels, short stories, and now screenplays for film and television? How can a book that is admittedly difficult to read have become so influential among the small group of top professional writers? The short answer is that there is nothing better than Aristotle's Poetics for explaining the key points of successful storytelling. No one has examined and explained the keys to plot, character, audience perception, tragic pleasure, and dozens of other crucial points of writing like Aristotle. It is THE standard work from which we derive many of our terms and our understanding the way stories work. It is one of the most powerful and brilliant books ever written on the subject of how to tell a story, yet very few people have actually read it. Part of the reason for this is that Aristotle, even at his clearest, can be difficult to understand. The Poetics in particular can be confusing to read on one's own without a skilled teacher's guidance. Because of this, the Poetics remains the purview of only those who make the effort to work through its careful arguments and astounding insights. And yet. Philip Freeman, thus, aims to produce a faithful yet readable translation along with introduction and commentary of Aristotle's Poetics for a modern audience, especially for aspiring writers who want to follow Sorkin's advice and become immersed in this amazing work"--cProvided by publisher. 0aPoetryvEarly works to 1800. 4aPoesía xObras anteriores a 1800 0aAestheticsvEarly works to 1800. 4aEstética xObras anteriores a 1800 1 aFreeman, Philip, d1961- etraductor08iOnline version:aAristotle, Aristotle.tHow to tell a storydPrinceton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2022z9780691211107w(DLC) 2021027518 0aAncient wisdom for modern readers