How do I into drama? Who/what should I read? Recommendations

you dont need translations for shakespeare

>>8128947
no shit

Read Shakespeare's works, most of them are really great, except for some of the comedies and King John.

For more modern drama August Wilson's Pittsburgh cycle is great, I'd recommend all ten of those plays.

Tennessee Williams is also a classic, Streetcar Named Desire, and Glass Menagerie are essentials. From that same era, Arthur Miller wrote Death of a Salesman and The Crucible which are must reads.

As for greeks, if you wanted to go back that far, are you really need are the Sophocles' plays, he's pretty much considered the best of his time period, I'm sure you had to read Oedipus Rex or Antigone or something in school at some point.

And those are some pretty good starting places I'd say. You should be able to find all those things fairly easily, none of them are obscure. Have fun reading. Theatre is great, and reading it can be fun, but it is better experienced live so go see any plays near you if you get a chance.

Martin McDonagh and Brecht are my personal favorites. I have the unpopular opinion that Shakespeare was a better poet than playwright

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Henrik Ibsen and Oscar Wilde is great for more modern stuff.
Sartre and Moliere is as satire as it gets.
Pic related is a personal favorite of mine. There is a full length recording of it on youtube that features Ben Stiller.

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>>8128938
Get your hands on Brecht, both his work and criticism, never turn back