num_pages: 336
description: An anthology of previously untranslated texts by Alfred Jarry beginning with his first work, Black Minutes of Memorial Sand. Included are theoretical texts, aberrant journalism, and highly-wrought Symbolist poems; a practical guide to building a time machine; and the bizarre dramatic buffoonery that presaged Jarry's invention of his most famous character, Pere Ubu. Andre Breton had to devise his notion of "Black Humor" to adequately describe and account for the arcane absurdity of Jarry's work.
language: English
title: Adventures in 'Pataphysics: Collected Works I
titlecomplete: Adventures in 'Pataphysics: Collected Works I
genres: Classics, Drama, France, Philosophy, Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Art
ratings_count: 149
publisher: Atlas Pr