Alfred Jarry: The Man With the Axe
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Alfred Jarry (1873-1907) lived fast, died young, and refused to accept objective reality. He was a major influence on later artistic movements such as Dada and Surrealism, and his nihilistic 1896... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0915572737
ISBN13:9780915572731
Release Date:January 1984
Publisher:Panjandrum
Length:120 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A great illumination of an obscure artistic figure...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
A fantastic source of info on Alfred Jarry, a genuinely seminal if somewhat forgotten artistic figure. Jarry was the deviser of 'pataphysics' - a sort of science of surrealism, and lead a rather anarchic existance in fin-de-seacle Paris - in many ways a creative forefather to the varied likes of William Burroughs and Hunter S. Thompson. Jarry was best known for the riot-provoking play "Ubu Roi," which, some 80 years down the road, inspired the name (and some of the stage presence) of the band Pere Ubu. Lennon's biography is accessible and well-researched, with a number of line drawings as illustrations, in the spirit of Jarry himself. A fascinating read. -David Alston
Excellent for research or fun.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
An exceptional and comprehensive overview of the life of Pa Ubu himself! This book is very well researched and written (and illustrated!) with a sense of humor that Jarry would have appreciated. "Man With An Axe" is by far the best source of biographical info on Jarry in English. Jarry fanatics (especially those that cannot read French) should look no further.
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