{"product_id":"ubu-roi-drama-in-5-acts-paperback","title":"Ubu Roi: Drama in 5 Acts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlfred Jarry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBarbara Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eL. Lantier\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most extraordinary events of the late nineteenth century in Paris was the opening on December 11, 1896, at the Théâtre de l'Oeuvre, of Alfred Jarry's play \u003cem\u003eUbu Roi\u003c\/em\u003e. The audience was scandalized by this revolutionary satire, developed from a schoolboy farce, which began with a four-letter word, defied all the traditions of the stage, and ridiculed the established values of bourgeois society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Wright's witty translation of this riotous work is accompanied with drawings by Franciszka Themerson. Two previously untranslated essays in which Jarry explains his theories of the drama have also been included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 186\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 7.22 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 1961\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757725319456,"sku":"9780811200721","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/264c27e14a173243cdcbe919e60bb96d.webp?v=1780110176","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ubu-roi-drama-in-5-acts-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}