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Informationen zum Autor 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). Klappentext Since The Théâtre du Grand-Guignol 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. Zusammenfassung Since The Théâtre du Grand-Guignol 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Jack! (lui!)! Oscar Metenier 2. The Ultimate Torture (La Derniere Torture)! Andr de Lorde and Eugene Morel 3. The Lighthousekeepers (Gardiens de Phare)! Paul Autier and Paul Colquemin 4. Chop-chop! (La Veuve)! Eugene Heros and Leon Abric 5. Tics! or Doing the Deed (Apres Coup ou Tics)! Ren Berton 6. In the Darkroom (Sous la Lumiere Rouge)! Maurice Level and Etienne Rey 7. The Final Kiss (Le Baiser dans la Nuit)! Maurice Level 8. The Torture Garden (Le Jardin des Supplices)! Pierre Chaine and Andre de Lorde 9. Euthanasia (L'euthanasie)! Ren Berton 10. The Kiss of Blood (Le Baiser de Sang)! Jean Aragny and Francis Nelson
