Project Gutenberg 2005-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 532 Jarry, Alfred 1873 1907 Ubu Roi, ou, les Polonais Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubu_Roi Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubu_roi 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.) Reading ease score: 87.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr French drama -- 19th century PQ Text FR Théâtre Browsing: Literature Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 127310 2025-06-07T09:56:23.028189 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 251453 2025-06-07T09:56:30.399173 application/epub+zip 252687 2025-06-07T09:56:26.268205 application/epub+zip 104922 2025-06-07T09:56:24.831165 application/epub+zip 367009 2025-06-07T09:56:32.939127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354546 2025-06-07T09:56:29.476169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194790 2022-09-08T08:06:01.288438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102198 2025-06-07T09:56:21.922219 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 18612 2025-06-07T09:56:33.214140 application/rdf+xml 13391 2025-06-07T09:56:25.418193 image/jpeg 3951 2025-06-07T09:56:25.128170 image/jpeg 249269 2025-06-07T09:56:23.046174 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia