Todo Ubú

by Alfred Jarry

Paper Book, 1982

Status

Available

Call number

842.8

Tags

Publication

Barcelona Bruguera 1982

Description

The NHB Drama Classics series presents the world's greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions (focussing on the play's theatrical and historical background, together with an author biography, key dates and suggestions for further reading) and the complete text, uncluttered with footnotes. The translations, by leading experts in the field, are accurate and above all actable. The editions of English-language plays include a glossary of unusual words and phrases to aid understanding. This Drama Classics edition of Ubu contains three plays following the adventures of Pa and Ma Ubu in their absurd world: King Ubu, Cuckold Ubu and Slave Ubu. It is translated and introduced by Kenneth McLeish, the most widely respected and prolific translator of drama in Britain.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member sholt2001
These plays should be read by anyone interested in absurdism, French art or European theatre. They tell of the rise and fall of a pointlessly cruel monarch and the aftermath of his destruction.

Language

Original language

French

Original publication date

1962

Physical description

343 p.; 18 cm

ISBN

8402073808 / 9788402073808

Other editions

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