Bataille: Writing the Sacred
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Author Description
Georges Bataille's powerful writings have fascinated many readers, enmeshed as they are with the themes of sex and death. His emotive discourse of excess, transgression, sacrifice, and the sacred has had a profound and notable influence on thinkers such as Foucault, Derrida and Kristeva. Bataille: Writing the Sacred examines the continuing power and influence of his work. The full extent of Bataille's subversive and influential writings has only been made available to an English-speaking audience in recent years. By bringing together international specialists on Bataille from philosophy and literature to art history, this collection is able to explore the many facets of his writings.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This collection investigates the enduring intellectual influence and subversive thematic core of Georges Bataille’s body of work. Editor Carolyn Bailey Gill compiles essays from international specialists across philosophy, literature, and art history to analyze how Bataille’s discourse on excess, transgression, and the sacred continues to shape contemporary thought. The volume provides a structured framework for understanding how Bataille’s complex ideas regarding sex and death have informed the work of major theorists like Foucault, Derrida, and Kristeva.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Critical analysis of Bataille’s core concepts including sacrifice, transgression, and the sacred.
- Interdisciplinary perspectives from experts in philosophy, literature, and art history.
- Examination of Bataille’s influence on post-structuralist thinkers and contemporary critical theory.
- Contextualization of Bataille’s writings within the broader landscape of 20th-century French intellectual history.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this collection as a significant resource for those seeking to understand the breadth of Bataille’s impact on modern critical theory. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for those already familiar with the foundational concepts of French philosophy.
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Publication Date:
1994-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203979575
ISBN-13:
9780203979570
Philosophy
Biography
Literary Criticism
