The subversive poetics of Alfred Jarry : Ubusing culture in the Almanachs de Père Ubu
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The subversive poetics of Alfred Jarry : Ubusing culture in the Almanachs de Père Ubu
(Research monographs in French studies, 35)
Legenda, Modern Humanities Research Association and Maney Pub., 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-138) and index
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Description
This book examines key characteristics of Alfred Jarry's subversive poetics through an analysis of the Almanachs du Pere Ubu and addresses their role within the European avant-garde. It discusses the Almanacs as literary representatives of Montmartre's humoristic cabaret culture.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Symbolism and Beyond:The Almanacs in Context 2. Collage 3. Ubu Reporter: News and Newspapers in the Almanacs 4. Jarry, the Almanacs and Politics 5. Epilogue
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