Theater of Fear & Horror : Expanded Edition: The Grisly Spectacle of the Grand Guignol of Paris, 1897-1962 - Softcover

Mel Gordon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1627310312 ISBN 13: 9781627310314

Publisher: Feral House, 2016

Synopsis

The expanded edition of classic outré book, The Grand Guignol, first published in 1988 and now long out of print.
Theater of Fear and Horror includes an illustrated introduction to the theatre of Paris and abroad, a breakdown of its stage tricks, a summary of 100 plots, extensive photo documentation, André de Lord's essay, 'Fear in Literature', and two originally produced Grand Guignol scripts.

This revised edition also includes additional graphic and textual material including a colour insert of Grand Guignol posters; the 1938 autobiographical account of Maxa, the company's leading female performer entitled 'I Am the Maddest Woman in the World'; and the controversial playscript, 'Orgy in the Lighthouse'.

About this title

About the Author

Mel Gordon is Professor of Theater Arts at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of twelve books, including The Grand Guignol, Dada Performance, The Stanislavsky Technique, and the Feral House titles, Erik Jan Hanussen: Hitler's Jewish Clairvoyant and The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber.

Edition details

• Publisher: Feral House
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1627310312
• ISBN 13: 9781627310314
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 220