{"product_id":"grand-guignol-the-french-theatre-of-horror-paperback","title":"Grand-Guignol: The French Theatre of Horror - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard J. Prof Hand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Prof Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Théâtre 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince the theatre 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. It gives full consideration to practical applications and to the challenges presented to the actor and director.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book also includes outstanding new translations by the authors of ten Grand-Guignol plays, none of which have been previously available 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Drama at the University of Glamorgan. He is author of \u003ci\u003ePerformance and Practice: Oral Narrative Traditions among Teenagers in Britain and Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e (Ashgate, 1997). \u003cb\u003eRichard Hand\u003c\/b\u003e is a Principal Lecturer in Drama at the University of Glamorgan. He is also assistant editor and translator of \u003ci\u003eNaturalism and Symbolism in European Theatre, 1850 - 1918\u003c\/i\u003e(CUP, 1996).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.22 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47415812292786,"sku":"9780859896962","price":54.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/T0HiYa8rMX9780859896962.webp?v=1783460662","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/grand-guignol-the-french-theatre-of-horror-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}