The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations: An Anatomy of Storytelling

by Georges Polti

Georges Polti's classic analysis of tragic drama consists of thirty-six scenarios, with numerous examples given in support of the described plot structures.

Compared against modern analysis of storytelling, Polti's system is relatively brief and light on complexity. A system is devised, whereby the major roles are defined in brackets at the beginning of each scenario. Their place and instrumental value to a story is explained,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789875226
• ISBN13: 9781789875225
• Release Date: January 1921
• Publisher: Pantianos Classics
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"