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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780153003321

Autore

Hiltunen Ari

Titolo

Aristotle in Hollywood : the anatomy of successful storytelling / / Ari Hiltinen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, : Intellect Books, 2002

ISBN

1-280-47662-1

9781841508233

9786610476626

1-84150-823-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 p.)

Collana

Studies in scriptwriting Aristotle in Hollywood

Disciplina

791.4301

808.042

Soggetti

Storytelling - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Primary Source of the Magical Experience; 2. Aristotle and the Mystery of Dramatic Pleasure; 3. Strategies for the Good Plot; 4. Shakespeare and the Pleasure of Drama; 5. The Power of the 'Proper Pleasure'; 6. Enjoyment of Drama: The Scientific Evidence; 7. The 'Proper Pleasure' in Hollywood; 8. The 'Proper Pleasure' in Best-selling Fiction; 9. TV-series and the 'Proper Pleasure'; 10. The 'Proper Pleasure' in Cyberspace; 11. The Anatomy of the 'Proper Pleasure'; 12. Storytelling in the New Millennium; Appendix; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Throughout the centuries Aristotle's Poetics remained something of a mystery. What was the great philosopher trying to say about the nature of drama and storytelling? What did he mean by pity, fear and catharsis? In this book, Ari Hiltunen explains the mystery of the 'proper pleasure', which, according to Aristotle, is the goal of drama and can be brought about by using certain storytelling strategies. Hiltunen develops Aristotle's thesis to demonstrate how the world's best-loved fairy tales, Shakespeare's success, and empirical studies on the enjoyment of drama and brain physiology, all give