Grand-Guignol
Subtitle: The French Theatre of Horror (Exeter Performance Studies)
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
Published: October 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780859896962
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Theatre, drama; 20th century; Performing Arts/Dance; Performing Arts; Plays / Drama; General; Theater - General
Description: "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, grand guignol has entered the English language to describe any display of sensational horror."--BOOK JACKET.