Hand, Richard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2076-1435 and Wilson, Michael
(2000)
The Grand-Guignol: Aspects of theory and practice.
Theatre Research International, 25 (3).
pp. 266-275.
ISSN 0307-8833
Abstract
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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Uncontrolled Keywords: | sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions |
Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Art, Media and American Studies |
UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Film, Television and Media |
Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
Date Deposited: | 28 Feb 2017 01:46 |
Last Modified: | 31 Jan 2024 02:14 |
URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/62753 |
DOI: | 10.1017/S0307883300019726 |
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