Bataille is one of the most important writers of the twentieth century
- Michel Foucault,
Bataille intellectualizes the erotic, as he eroticizes the intellect ... reading him can be a disturbing kind of game
The New York Times
'Literature is not innocent,' stated Georges Bataille in this extraordinary 1957 collection of essays, arguing that only by acknowledging its complicity with the knowledge of evil can literature communicate fully and intensely. These literary profiles of eight authors and their work, including Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal and the writings of Sade, Kafka and Sartre, explore subjects such as violence, eroticism, childhood, myth and transgression, in a work of rich allusion and powerful argument.
Les mer
A collection of essays that explores subjects such as violence, eroticism, childhood, myth and transgression.
Literature is not innocent,' stated Georges Bataille in this extraordinary 1957 collection of essays, arguing that only by acknowledging its complicity with the knowledge of evil can literature communicate fully and intensely.
Les mer
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780141195575
Publisert
2012
Utgiver
Vendor
Penguin Classics
Vekt
150 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
11 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
192
Forfatter
Oversetter