Alfred Jarry, an imagination in revolt.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

From: Reference & Research Book News | Date: November 1, 2005 | Copyright information

0838640079

Alfred Jarry, an imagination in revolt.

Fell, Jill.

Fairleigh Dickinson U.P.

2005

236 pages

$65.00

Hardcover

PQ2619

Alfred Jarry's marionette play, Ubu Roi, caused a sensation when it debuted on the Paris stage in 1896. In this study Fell considers the work of this subversive French ...

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