{"title":"Richard J. Prof Hand","description":"Mike Wilson is Professor of Drama at the University of Glamorgan. He is author of Performance and Practice: Oral Narrative Traditions among Teenagers in Britain and Ireland (Ashgate, 1997). Richard Hand is a Principal Lecturer in Drama at the University of Glamorgan. He is also assistant editor and translator of Naturalism and Symbolism in European Theatre, 1850 - 1918(CUP, 1996).","products":[{"product_id":"grand-guignol-the-french-theatre-of-horror-paperback","title":"Grand-Guignol: The French Theatre of Horror - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50976548028639,"sku":"9780859896962","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/T0HiYa8rMX9780859896962.webp?v=1786083365"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/richard-j-prof-hand.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}