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Ubu Roi
Ubu Roi
Author: Alfred Jarry
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, glu...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780811200721
ISBN-10: 0811200728
Publication Date: 6/1961
Pages: 1
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Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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I'm sure the performance live would be better than the reading it.


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