TY - GEN AU - Jarry, Alfred TI - Exploits and opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician : a neo-scientific novel Tr. by Simon Watson Taylor SN - 9781878972073 U1 - 842.8 PY - 1996/// CY - Cambridge PB - Exact change N1 - Contents Introduction by Roger Shattuck vii BOOK ONE: PROCEEDINGS 1 Summons pursuant to article 819 5 2 Concerning the habits and bearing of Doctor Faustroll 7 3 Service of Writ 9 4 Concerning the equivalent books of Doctor Faustroll. 10 5 Notice of warrant enabling immediate sale 13 6 Concerning the Doctor's boat , which is a sieve 14 7 Concerning the chosen few 17 BOOK T W O : ELEMENTS OF PATAPHYSICS 8 Definition 21 9 Faustroll smaller than Faustroll 24 10 Concerning the dogfaced baboon Bosse-de-N age, who knew no human words but "ha ha" 26 BOOK T H R E E : FROM PARIS TO PARIS BY SEA OR THE BELGIAN FAMILY ROBINSON 11 Concerning the embarkation in the ark 30 12 Concerning the Squitty Sea, the olfactory lighthouse, and the isle of Cack, where we drank not 32 13 Concerning the land of Lace 35 14 Concerning the forest of Love 36 15 Concerning the great staircase of black marble 40 16 Concerning the Amorphous isle 41 17 Concerning the Fragrant isle 43 18 Concerning the Castle-Errant, which is a junk 45 19 Concerning the isle of Ptyx 47 20 Concerning the isle of Her, the Cyclops, and the great swan which is of crystal. 48 21 Concerning the isle of Cyril. 51 22 Concerning the great church of Snoutfigs 53 23 Concerning the Ringing isle 56 24 Concerning the hermetic Shades and the king who awaited death 59 BOOK FOUR: CEPHALORGY 25 Concerning the land-tide and the marine bishop Mendacious 62 26 Drink 65 27 Capitally 68 28 Concerning the death of a number of people, and more especially of Bosse-de-Nage. 71 29 Concerning some further and more evident meanings of the words "ha ha" 74 BOOK FIVE: OFFICIALLY 30 Concerning a thousand varied matters 77 31 Concerning the musical jet 81 32 How one obtained canvas 83 BOOK SIX: A VISIT TO LUCULLUS 33 Concerning the termes 87 34 Clinamen 88 BOOK SEVEN: KHURMOOKUM 35 Concerning the great ship Mour-de-Zencle 95 36 Concerning the line 98 BOOK EIGHT: ETHERNITY 3 7 Concerning the measuring rod, the watch and the tuning fork.....I 00 38 Concerning the sun as a cool solid 105 39 According to Ibicrates the Geometer 107 40 Pantaphysics and Catachemy 110 41 Concerning the surface of God 111 Notes by Simon Watson Taylor 115 Bibliography by Alastair Brotchie 137 ER -