Jarry was actually quite nuts and although Ubu was originally a spoof of one of his schoolteachers by the (premature) end of his life he was identifying with him. I wonder if there's such a thing as anti-Tourette syndrome where you swear with non-swear words (see also Captain Haddock).
I finally read the play yesterday and the juxtaposition with the stuff I read every day in the financial pages is quite striking actually. I had to resist the urge to sneak in references in my summaries.
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Date: 2010-12-02 07:10 pm (UTC)I finally read the play yesterday and the juxtaposition with the stuff I read every day in the financial pages is quite striking actually. I had to resist the urge to sneak in references in my summaries.