{"product_id":"performing-grandguignol-playing-the-theatre-of-horror-exeter-performance-studies-9780859899963","title":"Performing GrandGuignol Playing the Theatre of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the authors of the successful \u003cem\u003eGrand-Guignol \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eLondon’s Grand Guignol\u003c\/em\u003e - also published by UEP – this book includes translations of a further eleven plays, adding significantly to the repertoire of Grand-Guignol plays available in the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFrom reviews of \u003cem\u003eGrand-Guignol: The French Theatre of Horror \u003c\/em\u003e(UEP, 2002)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Richard J. Hand and Michael Wilson . . . manage in a number of telling ways to make the subject their own.  . . . Hand and Wilson’s main interest in Grand Guignol is . . . that of present-day theatre practitioners seeking to understand how these pieces might be able to work for fresh audiences.  . . . they also prove themselves to be highly astute when it comes to examining these works in the light of contemporary (especially post-Freudian) critical theory.  . . . performance practice is continually interrogated by critical and historical insight.’ (\u003cem\u003eGothic Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, August 2003)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘… the genre has left more of a mark on British and American culture than we may imagine.’ (\u003cem\u003eGothic Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, May 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFrom reviews of \u003cem\u003eLondon’s Grand Guignol and the Theatre of Horror \u003c\/em\u003e(UEP, 2007)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘...Richard J. Hand and Michael Wilson, who have previously written on the French Grand Guignol for this excellent series from the University of Exeter Press, now turn to the English variant...’\u003cbr\u003e ‘...London’s Grand Guignol is a fine introduction to a neglected corner of the twentieth-century arts world.’ (\u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e, 18 April 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘...London’s Grand Guignol allows Hand and Wilson to make a persuasive case for Grand Guignol’s place not only in modern theatre history, but also in the film history of thrillers and horror films. This book will be useful as a hands-on theatre history and practice text for programs where one might imagine offering students an opportunity to apply their creativity to the same challenges Jose Levy faced.’ (\u003cem\u003eTheatre Survey\u003c\/em\u003e, Vol. 50\/2, November 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA note on the scripts\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSection I: A Brief History of the Théâtre du Grand-Guignol\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSection II: The Grand-Guignol Laboratory\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSection III: Prefaces and Plays\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFirst Programme\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e            \u003cem\u003eThe Haunted House (La Maison hantée) \u003c\/em\u003eby Marc Bonis-Charancle\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e            \u003cem\u003eThe Kama Sutra or Never Play with Fire… (Kama Soutra, ou Il ne faut pas joer avec le feu)\u003c\/em\u003e by Régis Gignoux\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e            \u003cem\u003eBlind Man’s Buff \u003c\/em\u003eby Charles Hellem and Pol d’Estoc\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e            \u003cem\u003eThe Light in the Tomb (Gott mit uns! (La Lumi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eè\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ere dans la tombeau))\u003c\/em\u003eby René Berton\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSecond Programme\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e            \u003cem\u003eProgress \u003c\/em\u003eby St. John Ervine\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e            \u003cem\u003eA Silk Dress (Une Robe de Soie) \u003c\/em\u003eby Henriette Charasson\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e            \u003cem\u003eThe Great Terror (La Grande épouvante) \u003c\/em\u003eby André de Lorde and Henri Bauche\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThird Programme\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e            \u003cem\u003eThe Wax Museum (Figures de Cire) \u003c\/em\u003eby André de Lorde and Georges Montignac\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e            \u003cem\u003eThe Lovers (Les Amants) \u003c\/em\u003eby Octave Mirbeau\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e            \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Met the Devil (L’homme qui a vu le diable) \u003c\/em\u003eby Gaston Leroux\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e            \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Killed Death (L’homme qui a tué la mort) \u003c\/em\u003eby René Berton\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Exeter Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737766015319,"sku":"9780859899963","price":20.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780859899963.jpg?v=1723811436","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/performing-grandguignol-playing-the-theatre-of-horror-exeter-performance-studies-9780859899963","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}