Grand-Guignol: The French Theatre of Horror

by Richard J. Hand and Michael Wilson

Book Overview

Since The Th tre 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 085989696X
• ISBN13: 9780859896962
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: University of Exeter Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"