When it first opened in Paris in late 1896, Ubu Roi immediately outraged audiences with its scatological references and surrealist style. Spectators rioted during the premiere (and final) performance and unrelenting controversy over the play's meaning followed. The quality and stunning impact of the work, however, was never questioned.Early drafts of the play were written by Jarry in his teens to ridicule one of his teachers. The farce was done in the form of stylized burlesque, satirizing...
Considered by some to have contributed to the birth of modernism, «Ubu Roi» is a comical play that is at once a wild and bizarre work which overturned the cultural rules, norms, and conventions of its day. A precursor to the «Theatre of the Absurd», the play satirizes the complacency, greed and abuse of power by the ruling class. In addition to «Ubu Roi,» Alfred Jarry wrote two sequels, «Ubu Cuckolded,» and «Ubu in Chains,» which were never performed in his lifetime. According to an essay...
"Ubu Roi, ou, les Polonais", de Alfred Jarry. Publié par Good Press. Good Press publie un large éventail d'ouvrages, où sont inclus tous les genres littéraires. Les choix éditoriaux des éditions Good Press ne se limitent pas aux grands classiques, à la fiction et à la non-fiction littéraire. Ils englobent également les trésors, oubliés ou à découvrir, de la littérature mondiale. Nous publions les livres qu'il faut avoir lu. Chaque ouvrage publié par Good Press a été édité et mis...
