Literature and Evil
of Georges Bataille, Alastair Hamilton (Translator)
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âLiterature is not innocent,â Bataille declares in the preface to this unique collection of literary profiles. âIt is guilty and should admit itself so.â The word, the flesh, and the devil are explored by this extraordinary intellect in the work of eight outstanding authors: Emily Bronte, Baudelaire, Blake, Michelet, Kafka, Proust, Genet and De Sade.Born in France in 1897, Georges Bataille was a radical philosopher, novelist, and critic whose writings continue to exert a vital influence on today's literature and thought.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 208 pages
- Publisher Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
- Publication Date April 1st 2001
- First Publication 11/06/57
- Language English
- ISBN 9780714503462
- Edition Not informed
- Category Religion & Spirituality
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