Театр абсурда

ThMltre I, Paris: Gallimard, 1954, contains: Preface by Jacques Lemarchand, La Cantatrice Chauve, La Legon, Jacques, ou La Sou- mission, Les Chaises, Victimes du Devoir, Amidii ThMtre II, Paris: Gallimard, 1958, contains: L'Impromptu de TAlma, Tueur Sans Gages, Le Nouveau Locataire, L'Avenir est dans les CBufs, Le Maitre, La Jeune Fille A Marier ThMltre III, Paris: Gallimard. 1963, contains: Rhinoceros, Le Ptiton de Г Air, Dilire i Deux, Le Tableau, Scene h Quatre, Les Salutations, La Colire

Thitre IV, Paris: Gallimard, 1966, contains: Le Roi se Meurt, La Soif et la Faim, La Laame, Le Salon de Г Automobile, L’CEuf Dur, Le Jeune Homme i Marier, Apprendre i Marcher ThiHtre V, Paris: Gallimard, 1974, contains: Jeux de Massacre, Mac- belt. La Vase, Exercices de conversation et de diction Francoises pour itudiants Ambicains

English translations

[Ionesco’s plays have been published by Grove Press, New York, and John Calder, London. The first volume of these editions differs; the others are identical]

Vol. I [U.S. edition], trans. by Donald M. Allen, contains: The Bald Soprano, The Lesson, Jack or The Submission, The Chairs Vol. I [English edition], trans. by Donald Watson, contains: The Lesson, The Chairs, The Bald Prima Donna, Jacques or Obedience Vol. II, trans. by Donald Watson, contains: AmitUe or How to get rid of it. The New Tenant, Victims of Duty Vol. Ill, trans. by Donald Watson, contains: The Killer, Improvisation or The Shepherd’s Chameleon, Maid to Marry

БИБЛИОГРАФИЯ

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Vol. IV, trans. by Derek Prouse, contains: Rhinoceros, The Leader, The Future is in Eggs Vol. V, trans. by Donald Watson, contains: Exit the King, The Motor Show, Foursome

Vol. VI, trans. by Donald Watson, contains: A Stroll in the Air, Frenzy for Two

Vol. VII, trans. by Donald Watson, contains: Hunger and Thirst, The Picture, Greetings, Anger Vol. VIII, trans. by Donald Watson, contains: Here Comes a Chopper (Jeux de massacre), The Oversight (La Lacune), The Foot of the Wall Vol. IX, trans. by Donald Watson, contains: Macbett, The Mire, Learning to Walk

Vol. X, trans. by Donald Watson, contains: Oh What a Bloody Circus, The Hardboiled Egg

NARRATIVE PROSB

Une Victime du Devoir (written 1952), Paris: Medium, January 1955; Paris: Cahiers des Saisons, no. 24, Winter 1961 [basis of Victimes de Devoir]

Oriflamme, Paris: Nouvelle Revue Franfais, February 1964 [basis of AmddSe] (trans., Flying High, New York: Mademoiselle, 1957)

La Photo du Colonel, Paris: Nouvelle Revue Frangaise, November 1955 [basis of Tueur Sans Gages] (trans. by Stanley Read, The Photograph of the Colonel, Evergreen Review, I, 3, 1957)

Rhinoceros, Paris: LesLettres Nouvelles, September 1957; Paris: Cahiers de la Compagnie M. Renaud — J.-L. Barrault, no. 29, February i960 (trans. by Donald M. Allen, New York: Mademoiselle, March i960) La Photo du Colonel, RJcits (collected short stories), Paris: Gallimard, 1962