Stanley Chapman (15 September 1925 – 26 May 2009) was a British architect, designer, translator and writer. His interests included

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

and

'pataphysics Pataphysics (french: 'pataphysique) is a "philosophy" of science invented by French writer Alfred Jarry (1873–1907) intended to be a parody of science. Difficult to be simply defined or pinned down, it has been described as the "science of ima ...

. He was involved with founding the ''National Theatre'' of

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, was a member of

Oulipo Oulipo (, short for french: Ouvroir de littérature potentielle; roughly translated: ''"workshop of potential literature"'', stylized ''OuLiPo'') is a loose gathering of (mainly) French-speaking writers and mathematicians who seek to create works ...

of the year 1961, founder of the

Outrapo Outrapo stands for "Ouvroir de tragicomédie potentielle", which translates roughly as "workshop of potential tragicomedy". It was founded in London, in 1991, and it seeks to mine the potentialities of stage performance, using new or preexistent c ...

and a member also of the French Collège de 'Pataphysique, th
London Institute of 'Pataphysics
and the Lewis Carroll Society. In the early 1950s he contributed poems and designed covers for the literary magazines

Listen Listen may refer to: * The action of listening * Auditory system#Central auditory system, Central auditory system listening is how the brain processes what you hear * Listening behaviour types in human communication Computing * LISTEN, a Transm ...

and

Stand Stand or The Stand may refer to: * To assume the upright position of standing * Forest stand, a group of trees * Area of seating in a stadium, such as bleachers * Stand (cricket), a relationship between two players * Stand (drill pipe), 2 or 3 ...

and contributed translations to Chanticleer, a magazine edited by the poet

Ewart Milne Ewart Milne (25 May 1903 – 14 January 1987) was an Irish poet who described himself on various book jackets as "a sailor before the mast, ambulance driver and courier during the Spanish Civil War, a land worker and estate manager in England du ...

. His English translation of ''A Hundred Thousand Billion Poems'' was received with "admiring stupefaction" by

Raymond Queneau Raymond Queneau (; 21 February 1903 – 25 October 1976) was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo ('' Ouvroir de littérature potentielle''), notable for his wit and cynical humour. Biography Queneau wa ...

Some publications

* ''Onze mille verbes, cent virgules'' Temps Mêlés n° 98, Verviers, 1969. * ''Messaline au Bistrot'' Dragée Haute n°21. 1996. Publié par Noël Arnaud. * ''Epopélerinage'' Dragée Haute n°35. 1999. Publié par Noël Arnaud.

Some translations

* ''Everyone Knows'' by

* ''Darwin certainly saw the importance of the earthworm'' by

* '' Heartsnatcher'' by

Boris Vian Boris Vian (; 10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer who is primarily remembered for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sulliva ...

* ''

Froth on the Daydream ''Froth on the Daydream'' (french: L'Écume des jours, "The froth of days") is a 1947 novel by French author Boris Vian. Though told as a linear narrative, the novel employs surrealism and contains multiple plot lines, including the love stories ...

'' by

* ''Autumn in Pekin'' by

(unpublished) * ''The Night-Watch by

Arthur Rimbaud Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (, ; 20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts, prefiguring surrealism. Born in Charleville, he starte ...

'' poem actually by Desnosin ''Liberty or Love'' by

Robert Desnos Robert Desnos (; 4 July 1900 – 8 June 1945) was a French poet who played a key role in the Surrealist movement of his day. Biography Robert Desnos was born in Paris on 4 July 1900, the son of a licensed dealer in game and poultry at the '' H ...

. The novel itself was translated by Terry Hale. * '' Camille Renault, 1866–1954, World-Maker.'' by Jean Hugues Sainmont seudonym_of_Emmanuel_Peillet.html" ;"title="Emmanuel_Peillet.html" ;"title="seudonym of Emmanuel Peillet">seudonym of Emmanuel Peillet">Emmanuel_Peillet.html" ;"title="seudonym of Emmanuel Peillet">seudonym of Emmanuel Peillet* ''Deliquescences'' by Adoré Floupette * ''Bibi-La-Bibiste'' by Raymonde Linossier

References

External links

Stanley Chapman

l'Oulipo site (in French)

l'Outrapo site (in French)

L.I.P. website
1925 births British writers Pataphysicians Oulipo members 2009 deaths {{UK-writer-stub