R.U.R.
Sign in to saveR.U.R. is a 1920 science fiction play by the Czech writer Karel Čapek. "R.U.R." stands for ('''Rossum's Universal Robots''', a phrase that has been used as a subtitle in English versions).
Key facts
- Play.italic title
- force
- Play.writer
- Karel Čapek
- Play.image
- Rosumovi Univerzální Roboti 1920.jpg
- Play.caption
- Cover of the first edition of the play designed by Josef Čapek, Aventinum, Prague, 1920
- Play.premiere
- 2 January 1921
- Play.orig_lang
- Czech
- Play.genre
- Science fiction
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17 sectionsContents
- Characters
- Plot
- Synopsis
- Prologue (Act I in the Selver translation)
- Act I (Act II in Selver)
- Act II (Act III in Selver)
- Act III (Epilogue in Selver)
- Čapek's conception of robots
- Origin of the word robot
- Production history and translations
- Critical reception
- Adaptations
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
R.U.R. is a 1920 science fiction play by the Czech writer Karel Čapek. "R.U.R." stands for ('''Rossum's Universal Robots', a phrase that has been used as a subtitle in English versions).
The play had its world premiere on 2 January 1921 in Hradec Králové. It introduced the word "robot" to the English language and to science fiction as a whole. R.U.R. became influential soon after its publication.