Grand-Guignol: The French Theatre of Horror

Since The Théâtre du Grand-Guignol closed its doors forty 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 is the first attempt at a major evaluation of the genre as performance.

Author: Richard J. Prof Hand, Michael Prof Wilson
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
Published: 08/02/2002
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.34w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780859896962
ISBN10: 085989696X
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | European | French
- History | Europe | France
- Art | Performance

About the Author
Mike Wilson is Professor of Drama at Loughborough University. He is author of Performance and Practice: Oral Narrative Traditions among Teenagers in Britain and Ireland Richard Hand is Professor of Media Practice and Head of Media, Film and TV Studies at University of East Anglia. He is also assistant editor and translator of Naturalism and Symbolism in European Theatre, 1850 - 1918

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