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The Ubu Plays: Ubu Rex / Ubu Cuckolded / Ubu Enchained

by Alfred Jarry · 1968

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Provoking riots at its opening in 1896, Ubu is acclaimed as the touchstone for the Dada and Surrealist movements, the Theatre of the Absurd, and much of the rest of experimental theatre in the 20th century.

Genre
literary fictionhumorsatire
Themes
theatresocial issueswriters
Setting
1960s
Mood
surreal
Audience
adult
Length
short · 148 pages
Form
plays

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