Alfred Jarry
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Alfred Jarry was a French symbolist writer who is best known for his play Ubu Roi, often cited as a forerunner of the Dada, Surrealist, and Futurist movements of the 1920s and 1930s and later the thea
Jarry in 1896
Alfred Jarry, Deux aspects de la marionnette original d'Ubu Roi, premiered at the Théâtre de l'Œuvre on 10 December 1896.
Jarry cycling in Corbeil in 1898.
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
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"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. Written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership, it tells the tale
Alfred Jarry
…In 'pataphysics, every event in the universe is accepted as an extraordinary event. In 1969, Paul McCartney used the word "pataphysical" in his song Maxwell's Silver Hammer. In his final years, he was a legendary and heroic figure to some of the young writers and artists in Paris. Guillaume Apollinaire, André Salmon and…
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