02650nam 2200589 a 450 991046119190332120200520144314.01-283-13371-797866131337171-86189-887-8(CKB)2670000000092469(EBL)692180(OCoLC)726744602(SSID)ssj0000520831(PQKBManifestationID)11335847(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000520831(PQKBWorkID)10517804(PQKB)11182879(MiAaPQ)EBC692180(Au-PeEL)EBL692180(CaPaEBR)ebr10470241(CaONFJC)MIL313371(EXLCZ)99267000000009246920110613d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAlfred Jarry[electronic resource] /Jill FellLondon Reaktion Books20101 online resource (222 p.)Critical livesDescription based upon print version of record.1-86189-755-3 Includes bibliographical references.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 AcknowledgementsAlfred 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, jourCritical lives (London, England)Authors, French19th centuryBiographyElectronic books.Authors, French842.8 22848.809Fell Jill942160MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461191903321Alfred Jarry2125819UNINA