The Grand-Guignol: Aspects of Theory and Practice
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Wilson, Mike and Hand, Richard J (2000) The Grand-Guignol: Aspects of Theory and Practice. Theatre Research International, 25 (3). pp. 266-275. ISSN 0307-8833
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Abstract / Summary
The 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-guignolesque’ has entered the language to describe any display of heightened, remorseless horror. Such is the myth of the Grand-Guignol: the reality is subtler and far more complex.
Item Type: | Article |
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Identification Number: | 10.1017/S0307883300019726 |
ISSN: | 0307-8833 |
Subjects: | ?? 790 ?? ?? 792 ?? |
Depositing User: | Mike Wilson |
Date Deposited: | 22 Oct 2014 11:18 |
Last Modified: | 13 Oct 2017 16:04 |
URI: | https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/id/eprint/619 |
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