{"product_id":"ubu-roi-alfred-jarry-9780811200721","title":"Ubu Roi: Drama in 5 Acts","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most extraordinary events of the late nineteenth century in Paris was the opening on December 11, 1896, at the Th蛯tre 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfred Jarry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0811200728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811200721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/1961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.22h x 5.06w x 0.45d","brand":"Alfred Jarry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988281721087,"sku":"9780811200721","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe56f351-6f1f-4044-b916-a59449089872.jpg?v=1683293647","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ubu-roi-alfred-jarry-9780811200721","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}