How to Tell a Story: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Storytelling for Writers and Readers, Aristotle
  • $7.49
    • Facebook Share
    • Twitter Share
    • Pinterest Share

Details

How to Tell a Story: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Storytelling for Writers and Readers

Author: Aristotle, Philip Freeman

Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

Narrator: Gareth Richards

Unabridged: 1 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook

Publisher: Highbridge Audio

Published: 05/10/2022

Genre: Philosophy - History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical

Synopsis

An inviting and accessible new translation of Aristotle's complete Poetics-the first and best introduction to the art of writing and understanding stories Aristotle's Poetics is the most important book ever written for writers and readers of stories-whether novels, short fiction, plays, screenplays, or nonfiction. Aristotle was the first to identify the keys to plot, character, audience perception, tragic pleasure, and dozens of other critical points of good storytelling. Despite being written more than 2,000 years ago, the Poetics remains essential reading for anyone who wants to learn how to write a captivating story-or understand how such stories work and achieve their psychological effects. Yet for all its influence, the Poetics is too little read because it comes down to us in a form that is often difficult to follow, and even the best translations are geared more to specialists than to general readers who simply want to grasp Aristotle's profound and practical insights. In How to Tell a Story, Philip Freeman presents the most accessible translation of the Poetics yet produced, making this indispensable book more engaging and useful than ever before.

Recommended

Stoicism The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Stoic Philosophy
Stoicism
by Hector Janssen

This is a 3-book bundle, which addresses various subtopics, including but not limited to these:  Book 1: Stoicism is a concept that has been studied more and more lately. The philosophy that dates back all the way to Socrates has been sign...

Narrator: Sarah Margrave
Published: 10/13/2020

The Prince
The Prince
by Niccolo Machiavelli

Given the tumultuous political era in which he lived, Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), the Italian Renaissance author, philosopher, historian and diplomat, had a front-row seat to observe the political machinations, power struggles and dynastic chan...

Narrator: Joseph Wycoff
Published: 03/14/2022

The Republic Book VII
The Republic
by Plato,

"Behold! Human beings living in an underground den. Like ourselves, they see only their own shadows, or the shadows of one another, which the fire throws on the opposite wall of the cave." With that statement, Plato - one of the greatest thinkers in...

Narrator: Adrian Cronauer
Published: 03/11/2008

Philosophy Learn from the Some of the Best Philosophers in History
Philosophy
by Ferdinand Jives

This is a bundle of 3 books:Plato - Hear about the man on which a great portion of Western philosophy itself is based. He founded one of the first organized academies in Western civilization. His standings on life and perceptions have been quot...

Narrator: Zach Loving
Published: 09/20/2019

How to Grow Old Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life
How to Grow Old
by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Worried that old age will inevitably mean losing your libido, your health, and possibly your marbles too? Well, Cicero has some good news for you. In How to Grow Old, the great Roman orator and statesman eloquently describes how you can make the sec...

Narrator: Roger Clark
Published: 08/31/2018

Philosophy A Collection of Idea, Theories, and Ancient Wisdom
Philosophy
by Philip Rivaldi

This is a 3-book bundle, which addresses various subtopics, including but not limited to these:  Book 1: In this convenient guide, several ancient, famous philosophers will be covered, so you may get a better understanding of the ancestors...

Narrator: Doug Greene
Published: 10/16/2020

Common Sense
Common Sense
by Thomas Paine

Common Sense is a pamphlet advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight f...

Narrator: Bruce Lieberman
Published: 08/30/2020

Philosophy Intellectual Theories from Ancient Greece
Philosophy
by Ferdinand Jives

The 2 books contained in this audiobook are:Plato - Hear about the man on which a great portion of Western philosophy itself is based. He founded one of the first organized academies in Western civilization. His standings on life and perception...

Narrator: Alasdair Cunningham
Published: 09/20/2019

Augustine A Very Short Introduction
Augustine
by Henry Chadwick

Augustine was arguably the greatest early Christian philosopher. His teachings had a profound effect on Medieval scholarship, Renaissance humanism, and the religious controversies of both the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation. Here, Henry Chad...

Narrator: Phil Holland
Published: 06/01/2021
{"id":"6470172","ean":"9781696607759","abr":"Unabridged","title":"How to Tell a Story: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Storytelling for Writers and Readers","subtitle":"An Ancient Guide to the Art of Storytelling for Writers and Readers","author":"Aristotle","rating_average":"0","narrator":"Gareth Richards","ubr_id":"6470172","abr_id":"0","ubr_price":"12.99","abr_price":"0.00","ubr_memprice":"7.79","abr_memprice":"0.00","ubr_narrator":"Gareth Richards","abr_narrator":"","ubr_length":"Unabridged: 1 hr 49 min","abr_length":"Abridged: "}