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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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
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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