Writing: Aristotle's Mojo

That is according to 2,000 Years Old and Still Going Strong: Aristotle’s Lessons in Storytelling. And I agree with the argument and think this might clinch it for you:

The Poetics is over two thousand years old, but it remains one of the most important handbooks for authors even today. Some of the best contemporary writers of stage and screen, such as Aaron Sorkin and David Mamet, think that this ancient Greek philosopher knew exactly how to tell a gripping story for any age. When it comes to writing “the rulebook is the Poetics of Aristotle,” Sorkin says. “All the rules are there.”

I had a copy, read it, and is among the one of my missing books. I need to gind another copy.

sch 5/14/22