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Ubu Roi
Ubu Roi is an 1896 French play by Alfred Jarry centered on Père Ubu, a grotesque and cowardly figure who murders the king of Poland, seizes power, and governs through greed and arbitrary violence. Its Paris premiere became notorious for its opening invented profanity and its deliberate rejection of theatrical decorum. The play's crude humor, linguistic experimentation, caricatured politics, and an...
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Phèdre
Phèdre is a French neoclassical tragedy by Jean Racine, first performed in 1677 and based on stories from Greek mythology and earlier drama. It follows Phaedra, queen of Athens, whose forbidden passion for her stepson Hippolytus leads to deception, accusation, and the destruction of her household. Written in rhymed alexandrine verse, the play is distinguished by its concentrated structure, psychol...
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