Alfred Jarry

1873

Alfred Jarry (; 8 September 1873 – 1 November 1907) was a French symbolist writer who is best known for his play Ubu Roi (1896), a pataphysical work which depicts the bourgeoisie as the super-mediocre.

1879

In 1879 Caroline left Anselme and took the children to Saint-Brieuc in Brittany. In 1888 the family moved to Rennes, where Jarry entered the lycée at 15.

1888

In 1879 Caroline left Anselme and took the children to Saint-Brieuc in Brittany. In 1888 the family moved to Rennes, where Jarry entered the lycée at 15.

1893

A collection of his work, Les minutes de sable mémorial, was published in 1893. That same year, Jarry contracted influenza.

1894

It is a unique narrative that effectively links the domination of the soul to contemporaneous advances in the field of Egyptology such as the 1894 excavation of the Narmer Palette, an ancient artifact used for situating the rebus within hermeneutics.

1896

The character Ubu Roi first appears in this play. The spring of 1896 saw the publication, in Paul Fort's review Le Livre d'art, of Jarry's 5-act play Ubu Roi, the rewritten and expanded Les Polonais of his school days.

However, impetuous theatre director Aurélien-Marie Lugné-Poe took the risk, producing the play at his Théâtre de l'Œuvre. On opening night (10 December 1896), with traditionalists and the avant-garde in the audience, King Ubu (played by Firmin Gémier) stepped forward and intoned the opening word, "Merdre!" (often translated as "Pshit" or "Shittr!" in English).

1899

Both the 1899 and 1901 almanacs are downloadable (in French) at http://alfredjarry.fr/jarry/ == References == == Further reading == Fell, Jill (2005).

1901

Both the 1899 and 1901 almanacs are downloadable (in French) at http://alfredjarry.fr/jarry/ == References == == Further reading == Fell, Jill (2005).

1907

Alfred Jarry (; 8 September 1873 – 1 November 1907) was a French symbolist writer who is best known for his play Ubu Roi (1896), a pataphysical work which depicts the bourgeoisie as the super-mediocre.

He later bought many of his manuscripts as well as executing a fine drawing of him. Jarry died in Paris on 1 November 1907 of tuberculosis, aggravated by drug and alcohol misuse.

1911

Faustroll, Pataphysician) – published posthumously in 1911.

1920

His play Ubu Roi is often cited as a forerunner of Dada and the Surrealist and Futurist movements of the 1920s and 1930s.

1930

His play Ubu Roi is often cited as a forerunner of Dada and the Surrealist and Futurist movements of the 1920s and 1930s.

1943

This novel's symbolism defines the symbolic meaning of pataphysique. La Dragonne – assembled and published posthumously in 1943. ===Other notable works=== Short story La Passion considérée comme course de côte (The Passion Considered as an Uphill Bicycle Race) has been widely circulated and imitated, notably by J.

1969

Originally published in reviews and collected in 1969. Illustrated Almanac of Père Ubu (1899). Illustrated Almanac of Père Ubu – 2nd edition (1901).




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