The subversive poetics of Alfred Jarry : Ubusing culture in the Almanachs de Père Ubu

Author(s)

• Dubbelboer, Marieke

Bibliographic Information

The subversive poetics of Alfred Jarry : Ubusing culture in the Almanachs de Père Ubu

Marieke Dubbelboer

（Research monographs in French studies, 35）

Legenda, Modern Humanities Research Association and Maney Pub., 2012

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-138) and index

Description and Table of Contents

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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Details

• NCID: BB09129164
• ISBN:
  • 9781907747984
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 142 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 842.8
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Jarry, Alfred, 1873-1907 -- Criticism and interpretation
  • LCSH : Jarry, Alfred, 1873-1907. Almanachs du Père Ubu
  • LCSH : Experimental drama, French -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : Poetics
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA52001859