Download or read book GRAND GUIGNOL THE FRENCH THEATRE OF HORROR INTERLOAN 325083 written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Grand Guignol written by Mel Gordon and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1997-08-21 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Theatre of the Grand Guignol, which began in turn-of-the-century Paris, celebrated horror and fear. Innocent victims, mangled beauty, insanity, mutilation, depravity and guilt were its primary themes. This text examines its history, themes and methods and summarizes its plots.

Download or read book Grand Guignol written by Richard J. Hand and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the theatre closed its doors 40 years ago, the genre has been overlooked by critics and theatre historians. This book considers 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.