Ubu Roi

Ubu Roi (King Ubu) is a play written by Alfred Jarry in 1896 that is widely acknowledged as a theatrical precursor to the Absurdist, Dada and Surrealist art movements. It is the first of three plays written throughout his life to satirize European philosophies and their sometimes ludicrous practices. The two following plays were Ubu Cocu (Ubu Cuckolded) and Ubu Enchaine (Ubu Enchained), neither of which were performed in his lifetime.

Related Topics:
Play - Alfred Jarry - 1896 - Absurdist - Dada - Surrealist

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Ubu is a nobody, at one point a slave on a Turkish Galley, at another point the King of Poland. Alfred Jarry began to write his masterpiece when only 17 and living in France. His plays were widely and wildly hated for their lack of respect to royalty (especially French royalty) but his works gained popularity as time went on.

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