'Pataphysics is the science of imaginary solutions
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| - | "'''La pataphysique est la science des solutions imaginaires'''" is the definition of [['Pataphysics]] by its inventor Alfred Jarry in the play ''[[Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, pataphysician]] '' (II, viii). The phrase is preceded by "DÉFINITON:". | + | "'''La pataphysique est la science des solutions imaginaires'''" is the definition of [['Pataphysics]] by its inventor [[Alfred Jarry]], found in the play ''[[Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician]] '' (II, viii). The phrase is preceded by "DÉFINITON:". |
| - | Its English translation is: | + | Its English translation is "DEFINITION: the science of imaginary solutions" and can be found as far as 1934 in ''[[Modern Thought and Literature in France]]'' by [[Régis Michaud]]. |
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| - | :"the science of imaginary solutions, which symbolically attributes the properties of objects, described by their virtuality, to their lineaments" | + | |
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| - | Definition: Pataphysics is the science of imaginary solutions, one which symbolically attributes properties of objects, ... | + | |
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| + | *[[Solution]] | ||
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| + | *[[Science]] | ||
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"La pataphysique est la science des solutions imaginaires" is the definition of 'Pataphysics by its inventor Alfred Jarry, found in the play Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician (II, viii). The phrase is preceded by "DÉFINITON:".
Its English translation is "DEFINITION: the science of imaginary solutions" and can be found as far as 1934 in Modern Thought and Literature in France by Régis Michaud.
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