The Practical Value of Theory: Teaching Aristotle's "Poetics" to Screenwriters
This paper uses P. Ricoeur’s studies on the Poetics, and his notion of "refiguration" as developed in the work of Juan José García-Noblejas, under the scope of the Aristotelian doctrine. It suggests that the “first writing” of a screenplay focuses on the structure of the plot and the chara...
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2011-01-01
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| description | This paper uses P. Ricoeur’s studies on the Poetics, and his notion of "refiguration" as developed in the work of Juan José García-Noblejas, under the scope of the Aristotelian doctrine. It suggests that the “first writing” of a screenplay focuses on the structure of the plot and the characters, dialogue and actions. The “re-writing” deals with these same elements; but above all, discovers the deep poetic structure that holds together the story. From that point on, the writer is able to return to the plot and refine it. This back and forth movement ends up in coherence and unity of the story, and so illuminates the writer’s personal exploration on the meaning of life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ae7dec71be449078a3b8c58823a50392022-12-21T20:27:51ZengUniversidad de NavarraCommunication & Society (Formerly Comunicación y Sociedad)2386-78762011-01-0124110111836226The Practical Value of Theory: Teaching Aristotle's "Poetics" to ScreenwritersCarmen Sofía Brenes0Universidad de los Andes. This paper uses P. Ricoeur’s studies on the Poetics, and his notion of "refiguration" as developed in the work of Juan José García-Noblejas, under the scope of the Aristotelian doctrine. It suggests that the “first writing” of a screenplay focuses on the structure of the plot and the characters, dialogue and actions. The “re-writing” deals with these same elements; but above all, discovers the deep poetic structure that holds together the story. From that point on, the writer is able to return to the plot and refine it. This back and forth movement ends up in coherence and unity of the story, and so illuminates the writer’s personal exploration on the meaning of life.https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/communication-and-society/article/view/36226poeticsscreenwritingrewritingaristotlericoeurgarcía-noblejasdouble -navigation- |
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| title | The Practical Value of Theory: Teaching Aristotle's "Poetics" to Screenwriters |
| title_full | The Practical Value of Theory: Teaching Aristotle's "Poetics" to Screenwriters |
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| title_short | The Practical Value of Theory: Teaching Aristotle's "Poetics" to Screenwriters |
| title_sort | practical value of theory teaching aristotle s poetics to screenwriters |
| topic | poetics screenwriting rewriting aristotle ricoeur garcía-noblejas double -navigation- |
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