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#168. Aristotle’s “Poetics”: Presentation Thinking Book Club
We finally got around to talking about who some refer to as the “father of storytelling”—and the 3 Act Structure—the one and only Aristotle.
In this “Book Club”-esque episode, Mikey and Molly read “Poetics”—an exploration of genre and the elements that make a great story all that it is.
Film buffs and students of storytelling have been examining it for years and we’re here to make our own Presentation Thinking connections.
From the “tragic beats” in a plot, to character arc, to the “cherry on top” that is song and spectacle—Aristotle’s early mappings of storytelling still resonate strongly…
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