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Literature and Evil

Literature and Evil

by Georges Bataille, Alastair Hamilton
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About this book

"Literature is not innocent," Bataille declares in the preface to this unique collection of literary profiles. "It is guilty and should admit itself so." 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 Bataillewas a radical philosopher, novelist and critic whose writings continue to exert a vital influence on today's literature and thought.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780714503462
ISBN10 0714503460
Series/Work OL1442964W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
Pages 208
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

European literature Evil in literature Evil in literature. French literature, history and criticism Good and evil in literature Histoire et critique History and criticism Literature, Modern Literature, Modern -- History and criticism. Littérature Mal dans la littérature Modern Literature

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