Grand-Guignol : the French theatre of horror /
"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, gran...
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| Μορφή: | Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Exeter :
University of Exeter Press,
2002.
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| Σειρά: | Exeter performance studies
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| Περίληψη: | "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."-- Οπισθόφυλλο. |
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| Φυσική περιγραφή: | 276 σ. : εικ. ; 24 εκ. |
| ISBN: | 9780859896962 9780859896955 |
