Alfred Jarry /

Alfred Jarry's (1873-1907) creation of the monster-tyrant Ubu in his play Ubu Roi was a watershed in theater history and brought him instant notoriety following its Paris premiere in 1896. In this concise, critical biography, Jill Fell explores this and the many achievements that this multi-tal...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fell, Jill, 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Reaktion Books, 2010.
Series:Critical lives (London, England)
Subjects:
Jarry, Alfred, > 1873-1907 > Criticism and interpretation.
Jarry, Alfred, > 1873-1907
DRAMA > Continental European.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Laval, Saint-Brieuc and Rennes
  • Literary success and a rejected coat
  • The art magazine editor
  • Military service: fiction and fact
  • "After us the savage God'
  • "The rising light of the quartier Latin'?
  • From puppets to pataphysics
  • Through the dimensions
  • Journalism, Le Surmale and Brussels
  • Poverty, illness and death.

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