15 dramatists who changed my life
Discover the 15 dramatists who changed my life, from Shakespeare’s Hamlet to Büchner’s Woyzeck and American Buffalo. Explore life-changing books and plays in this curated literary list.
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Danton's Death ; Leonce and Lena ; Woyzeck
by Georg Büchner
This collection of Büchner's three theatrical works includes Danton's Death, his great play about the French Revolution, Leonce and Lena, his "black" romantic comedy and Woyzeck, the unfinished work on which Alban Berg based his famous opera. All three works remained virtually unknown for half a century but today have found an important place in the modern repertory.
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
by William Shakespeare
After seeing the ghost of his murdered father, Hamlet realizes that his new stepfather was the killer and plots revenge and ponders the value of life.
