Project Gutenberg 2005-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 361 Jarry, Alfred 1873 1907 Ubu Roi, ou, les Polonais Reading ease score: 87.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Marc D'Hooghe. From images generously made available by Gallica (Bibliothèque Nationale de France) at http://gallica.bnf.fr. "Ubu Roi, ou les Polonais" by Alfred Jarry is a drama in five acts written in the late 19th century. The play is a satirical and absurdist take on power and greed, following the character of Père Ubu, a grotesque and tyrannical figure. As he schemes to usurp the king of Poland, the narrative unveils themes of political satire and the farcical nature of authority as Ubu and the characters surrounding him engage in ludicrous dialogues and actions that reflect their base desires for wealth and power. The opening of "Ubu Roi" introduces Père Ubu and Mère Ubu in their home, where they bicker over Ubu's contentment with his current life as a captain, hinting at his ambitions for greater power. Mère Ubu convinces him to plot the murder of King Venceslas to take the Polish throne for himself. As Ubu contemplates his schemes, a group of conspirators arrives, setting the stage for his subsequent rise to power through deceit and violence. This playful yet dark dialogue establishes the absurdity of Ubu's character and the chaotic world he inhabits, laying the groundwork for the satirical narrative that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French drama -- 19th century PQ Text FR Théâtre Browsing: Literature 127187 123167 2024-10-07T12:51:13.353808 2023-09-08T03:48:33.465934 text/html text/html 132254 2020-12-12T17:55:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 172762 2020-12-12T17:55:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 251365 2024-10-07T12:51:20.603784 application/epub+zip 252679 2024-10-07T12:51:16.495790 application/epub+zip 104921 2024-10-07T12:51:15.117802 application/epub+zip 367013 2024-10-07T12:51:23.106753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354546 2024-10-07T12:51:19.626800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194790 2022-09-08T08:06:01.288438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102198 102050 2024-10-07T12:51:12.249800 2023-09-08T03:48:32.581924 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 99978 2020-12-12T17:55:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 36342 2020-12-12T17:55:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19426 2024-10-07T12:51:23.232752 application/rdf+xml 13391 2024-10-07T12:51:15.672782 image/jpeg 3951 2024-10-07T12:51:15.391793 image/jpeg 249226 2024-10-07T12:51:13.369832 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia