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Alfred Jarry
Ubu Rex (Copelin)
by Alfred Jarry, David Copelin
Synopsis
David Copelin’s translation of the world’s first absurdist play, Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Roi , unmasks what’s just below the surface of “normal” human behavior.
Ubu Roi’ s premiere in Paris in 1896 caused riots.
Set in Poland, “that is to say, nowhere,” the play satirizes governments, philosophies, Shakespeare and the greed and vanity of ordinary human beings in telling the story of Pa and Ma Ubu.
It is also very funny.
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Ubu Rex (Copelin) is a play written by Alfred Jarry and published by Samuel French .
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