{"product_id":"9780859896962","title":"Grand-Guignol: The French Theatre of Horror","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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 guignol' has entered the language to describe any display of sensational horror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the theatre 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. It gives full consideration to practical applications and to the challenges presented to the actor and director.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also includes outstanding new translations by the authors of ten Grand-Guignol plays, none of which have been previously available in English. The presentation of these plays in English for the first time is an implicit demand for a total reappraisal of the grand-guignol genre, not least for the unexpected inclusion of two very funny comedies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Exeter Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015919059184,"sku":"9780859896962","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780859896962_p0.jpg?v=1763831790","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780859896962","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}