UBU ROI

Controversial play, an early absurdist drama, immediately outraged audiences–and highly influenced subsequent literature–in 1898 for its scatological references and pompous style. Ubu–the cruel, gluttonous main character–is the author’s metaphor for modern man.

9/11/1997 – 10/13/1997

Controversial play, an early absurdist drama, immediately outraged audiences–and highly influenced subsequent literature–in 1898 for its scatological references and pompous style.

Ubu–the cruel, gluttonous main character–is the author’s metaphor for modern man.

Author

Alfred Jarry