The Theatre du Grand-Guignol in Paris (1897-1962) achieved a legendary reputation as the Theatre of Horror , a venue displaying such explicit violence and blood-curdling terror that a resident doctor was employed to treat the numerous spectators who fainted each night. Indeed, the phrase grand guignol has entered the language to describe any display of sensational horror. Since the Theatre du Grand-Guignol closed its doors 40 years ago, the genre has been overlooked by critics and theatre historians. This book reconsiders the importance and influence of the Grand-Guignol within its social, cultural and historical contexts, and attempts a major evaluation of the genre as performance. It gives full consideration to practical applications and to the challenges presented to the actor and director and also includes new translations of 10 Grand-Guignol plays previously unavailable in English. The presentation of these plays in English for the first time is an implicit demand for a total reappraisal of the grand-guignol genre, not least for the unexpected inclusion of two very funny comedies.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
ISBN-13
9780859896962
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94460550
Product Key Features
Author
Prof. Richard J. Hand, Prof. Michael Wilson
Publication Name
Grand-Guignol: the French Theatre of Horror
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Prof. Richard J. Hand, Prof. Michael Wilson
Series Title
Exeter Performance Studies
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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