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Alfred Jarry
Alfred Jarry was a French symbolist writer who is best known for his play Ubu Roi (1896), often cited as a forerunner of the Dada, Surrealist, and Futurist movements of the 1920s and 1930s and later the theatre of the absurd in the 1950s and 1960s. He also coined the term and philosophical concept of 'pataphysics.
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culture · French symbolist writer (1873–1907) · playwright · poet · novelist · writer · printmaker · critic · visual artist · draftsperson · graphic artist · dramaturge · also Alfred Jarry, Alain Jans, Alfred-Henri Jarry, Jarry
Born 8 September 1873 · Died 1 November 1907 · Q7841
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2025· 1 entry
Artnet news: Alfred Jarry. Decervelages (portfolio mit 9)
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2023· 1 entry
Moviefone: Alfred Jarry - Superfreak
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2020· 1 entry
Artnet: Alfred Jarry’s ‘King Ubu’ Inspired Everyone From the Dadaists to the Beatles—and His Fascist Buffoon Is Now More Relevant Than Ever
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1969· 1 entry
Paul McCartney used the word "pataphysical" in his song Maxwell's Silver Hammer
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1907· 1 entry
Died 1907-11-01.
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1898· 1 entry
Was the site of marionette performances of Ubu Roi
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1894· 1 entry
His gift for turning notions upside down defeated attempts to instill military discipline
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1888· 1 entry
The family moved to Rennes, where Jarry entered the lycée at 15
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1879· 1 entry
Caroline left Anselme and took the children to Saint-Brieuc in Brittany
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1873· 1 entry
Born 1873-09-08.
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