GRAND-GUIGNOL - THE FRENCH THEATRE OF HORROR

Hand's and Wilson's (both: drama, U. of Glamorgan) text was created in response to the lack of available material particularly in English on the Grand-Guignol Theater, which existed in Paris from 1897-1962. They provide a historical outline of the theater and examine key aspects and issues of the genre: location, venue, performance, technical considerations, and audience. The bulk of the text consists of English translations of ten horror and comedy plays performed at the Grand-Guignol. Distributed by The David Brown Book Company. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.