Alfred Jarry / Jill Fell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fell, Jill.

Series:

Critical lives (London, England)

Critical lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, French--19th century--Biography.

Authors, French.

Jarry, Alfred, 1873-1907.

Jarry, Alfred.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Alfred Jarry's (1873-1907) creation of the monster-tyrant Ubu in his play Ubu Roi was a watershed in theater history and brought him instant notoriety following its Paris premiere in 1896. In this concise, critical biography, Jill Fell explores this and the many achievements that this multi-talented and influential writer and playwright crammed into his short life.Drawing on numerous anecdotes and the early publications of the Collège de 'Pataphysique, Fell traces Jarry's growth and influence, as he rapidly established his literary reputation as a prose writer, jour

Contents:

Imprint page; Contents; Prologue; 1. Laval, Saint-Brieuc and Rennes; 2. Literary Success and a Rejected Coat; 3. The ArtMagazine Editor; 4. Military Service: Fiction and Fact; 5. 'After Us the Savage God'; 6. 'The Rising Light of the Quartier Latin'; 7. From Puppets to Pataphysics; 8. Through the Dimensions; 9. Journalism, Le Surmâle and Brussels; 10. Poverty, Illness and Death; Epilogue; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-13371-7

9786613133717

1-86189-887-8

OCLC:

726744602