Grand-Guignol
Grand-Guignol
About this book
"The Theatre 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, grand guignol has entered the English language to describe any display of sensational horror."--BOOK JACKET.
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- OL Work ID
- OL20991626W
Subjects
Theater, franceHistoryFrench MelodramaFrench Horror playsHorror in artHorror in literatureThéâtre du Grand-GuignolHistoireThéâtre d'horreur françaisAnthologiesHorreur dans la littératureMélodrame françaisNaturalism in literature