The subversive poetics of Alfred Jarry : Ubusing culture in the Almanachs de Père Ubu / Marieke Dubbelboer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dubbelboer, Marieke.

Series:

Research monographs in French studies ; 35.

Legenda research monographs in French studies ; 35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jarry, Alfred, 1873-1907--Criticism and interpretation.

Jarry, Alfred.

Jarry, Alfred, 1873-1907. Almanachs du Père Ubu.

Jarry, Alfred, 1873-1907.

Experimental drama, French--History and criticism.

Experimental drama, French.

Poetics.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

142 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leeds : Maney, 2012.

Summary:

Paradox and provocation were essential features of all of the work of Alfred Jarry (1873-1907). His non-conformist attitude, whether employed to subvert literary or artistic conventions or to scrutinize social and political issues, marked both his literary writing and his view of the world.

Nowhere is this more apparent than in the experimental and satirical satirical Almanachs du Père Ubu (1889 and 1901), which to date have received little critical attention. Jarry's groundbreaking use of collage in these early works, his absurdist humour and his rethinking of literary authorship and artistic originality foreshadow many innovations of twentieth-century art and literature. In this generously illustrated study Marieke Dubbelboer examines key characteristics of Jarry's poetics through an analysis of the Almanachs and addresses their role within the European avant-garde.

Marieke Dubbelboer is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Bristol. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Symbolism and Beyond: The Almanacs in Context 6

2 Collage 24

3 Ubu Reporter: News and Newspapers in the Almanacs 68

4 Jarry, the Almanacs and Politics 96.

Notes:

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

ISBN:

9781907747984

1907747982

OCLC:

784151367