The Ubu plays; - Softcover

Jarry, Alfred Translated By Cyril Connolly And Simon Watson Taylor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0413298604 ISBN 13: 9780413298607

Publisher: Eyre Methuen, 1968

Synopsis

A re-issue of three plays that ushered in the great age of absurdist theatre

There was a riot at the first performance of Ubu Roi on 10 December 1896, when Firmin Gemier, playing Ubu, strode to the footlights and roared: "Merde!" at the audience, and theatre would never be the same again. Ubu became a force to be reckoned with in literature, art and politics. Jarry wrote more exploits for him and took to acting the role of Ubu himself in his own brief, strange life.

This volume contains lively modern translations by Cyril Connolly and Simon Watson Taylor of Ubu Roi, Ubu Cocu and Ubu Enchaîné as well as Jarry's writings on theatre. "The Ubu explosion sent shrapnel flying into the next century. Dada, Surrealism, Pataphysics, Theatre of Cruelty, the Absurd - all owe a debt to Jarry." (Charles Marowitz, Encore)

About this edition

• Publisher: Eyre Methuen
• Publication date: 1968
• ISBN 10: 0413298604
• ISBN 13: 9780413298607
• Binding: Paperback