Grand-Guignol : the French theatre of horror / Richard J. Hand and Michael Wilson [eds.].
| Author/creator |
Hand, Richard J. |
| Other author/creator | Wilson, Michael, 1963- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Exeter : University of Exeter Press, 2002. |
| Description | xii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Exeter performance studies Exeter performance studies. ^A516714 |
| Contents | PART ONE: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GRAND-GUIGNOL -- Historical outline of the Grand-Guignol -- Topography of horror: location and venue -- Acts of horror: performing in the Grand-Guignol -- Technical aspects of Grand-Guignol practice -- Issues of audience and reception at the Grand-Guignol -- PART TWO: TEN PLAYS OF THE GRAND-GUIGNOL -- Jack (Lui!) / Oscar Méténier -- Ultimate torture (La dernière torture) / André de Lorde, Eugène Morel -- Lighthouse keepers (Gardiens de phare) / Paul Autier, Paul Cloquemin -- Chop-chop! or The guillotine (La veuve) / Eugène Héros, Léon Abric -- Tics, or Doing the deed (Après coup! ... ou Tics) / René Berton -- In the darkroom (Sous la lumière rouge) / Maurice Level, Étienne Rey -- Final kiss (Le baiser dans la nuit / Maurice Level -- Torture garden (Le jardin des supplices / Pierre Chaine, André de Lorde -- Euthanasia (Léuthanasie ou le devoir de tuer) / René Berton -- Kiss of blood (Le baiser de sang) / Jean Aragny, Francis Neilson |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-268) and index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes filmography: p. [269]-270. |
| Other forms | Also issued online. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Hand, Richard J. Grand-Guignol. Exeter : University of Exeter Press, 2002 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 0859896951 |
| ISBN | 9780859896955 |
| ISBN | 085989696X (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780859896962 (pbk.) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN2636.P4 G753 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |