Caesar Antichrist

Caesar Antichrist
Written by Alfred Jarry
Original language French

Caesar Antichrist (French: César-Antéchrist) is a short 1895 play by the French writer Alfred Jarry. The third act is an early version of Jarry's next play, Ubu Roi; the main character of which, Père Ubu, appears here as the Antichrist.[1] This play begins with a startling sequence of images of garbled Christianity from which Pere Ubu emerges as the new Messiah.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fuchs, Elinor (2007). "Apocalypse in modern drama". In Cody, Gabrielle; Sprinchorn, Evert. The Columbia encyclopedia of modern drama, Volym 1. Columbia University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-231-14032-4.

Further reading

  • Bierman, James Henry (1967). A reader's guide to César-Antéchrist: a fresh look at the theatre of Alfred Jarry. Stanford University.
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