The Subversive Poetics of Alfred Jarry

The Subversive Poetics of Alfred Jarry Ubusing Culture in the Almanachs De Père Ubu - Research Monographs in French Studies

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This book examines key characteristics of Alfred Jarry's subversive poetics through an analysis of the Almanachs du Pere Ubu and addresses their role within the European avant-garde. It discusses the Almanacs as literary representatives of Montmartre's humoristic cabaret culture.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781907747984
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 842.8
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 142
Weight: 474g
Height: 255mm
Width: 176mm
Spine width: 14mm