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Learning from Aristotle – The Poetics of Aristotle Applied to Audio Drama – Part 3

By Philip RobothamPosted on October 31, 2021October 31, 2021Posted in Blog, drama education, Writing for RadioTagged aristotle, complex plots, drama as imitation, emotion, radio drama education, revelation, reversal, script writing, simple plotsNo Comments

Today, I’m only travelling a short distance through Aristotle’s poetics. He is again presenting us with a series of definitions, but these definitions are highly practical (at least until we get to book XII which, I think, can be skipped without any real loss occurring). If we use these definitions as a guide, we gain […]

Learning from Aristotle – The Poetics of Aristotle Applied to Audio Drama – Part 2

By Philip RobothamPosted on October 31, 2021October 31, 2021Posted in Blog, drama education, Writing for RadioTagged action, aristotle, drama as imitation, motivation, plot, radio drama education, script writingNo Comments

Here we are taking a look at the next 5 sections of Aristotle’s poetics. As I stated last time, I’m working through Aristotle’s Poetics in an attempt to figure out why, even today, he is pointed to by script-writers as a guiding light in the production of drama. He is wordy, and often difficult to […]

Learning from Aristotle – The Poetics of Artistotle applied to Audio Drama (Part 1)

By Philip RobothamPosted on October 31, 2021October 31, 2021Posted in Blog, drama education, Writing for RadioTagged aristotle, drama as imitation, radio drama education, script writingNo Comments

This is a rambling exploration of Aristotle’s guide to understanding and writing drama (as applied to audio drama) that began as a set of personal notes on Artistotle’s little book “The Poetics”, but, as I wrote, turned into a one-sided imaginary address to other writers, who like myself, are interested in figuring out why script-writing […]