Description
First English Language edition. Translated by Barbara Wright, with "204 doodles on litho plates" by Franciszka Themerson. Also contains the brief "Song of the Disembraining" by Jarry as back-matter.
A stunning, controversial work that immediately outraged audiences with its scatological references during the 1896 premiere, the farce satirizes the tendency of the successful bourgeois to abuse his authority and become irresponsibly complacent. Championed as the first absurdist drama, Ubu Roi features a main character that is cruel, gluttonous, and grotesque.
A stunning, controversial work that immediately outraged audiences with its scatological references during the 1896 premiere, the farce satirizes the tendency of the successful bourgeois to abuse his authority and become irresponsibly complacent. Championed as the first absurdist drama, Ubu Roi features a main character that is cruel, gluttonous, and grotesque.
Détails du livre
Format
Relié
Pages
170 pages
Langue
Anglais
Publié
Jan 1, 1951
Éditeur
Gaberbocchus Press
Éditions
134 editions