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Definition of Grand guignol
1. Noun. A play of a macabre or horrific nature.
Definition of Grand guignol
1. Proper noun. A Parisian theatre which specialized in grotesque and grisly horror shows. ¹
2. Proper noun. (context by extension) That which thrives on grotesquery and gore. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grand Guignol
Literary usage of Grand guignol
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Studies in Stagecraft by Clayton Meeker Hamilton (1914)
"The example of the grand guignol in Paris has been, perhaps, too often cited.
... Most of the plays exploited at the grand guignol have, therefore, ..."
2. Mr. Punch's History of Modern England by Charles Larcom Graves (1922)
"As I write these lines the leading serious weekly, among "Plays worth seeing,"
includes the "unabated horrors" of the London grand guignol. ..."
3. How Paris Amuses Itself by F[rank] Berkeley Smith (1903)
"Just such realism is typical of the grand guignol. Even smaller than the Grand
Guignol is the cozy "Théâtre des Mathurins," with a pretty foyer twice the ..."
4. The English Illustrated Magazine (1904)
"I think, however, that real good might be done by a more modest scheme which
should found itself upon the grand guignol and other " one-act-play theatres," ..."
5. The Colour of Paris: Historic, Personal & Local by Paris, Académie Goncourt, Lucien Descaves, Yoshio Makino (1915)
"Among the minor theatres we must at least mention the grand guignol, ... It may
easily be seen that the grand guignol has nothing in common with the real ..."
6. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1922)
"He forgot Guignol, and was spared the vision of the grand guignol. My object in
writing this paper is to point out that in the bare existence of Punch and ..."
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