The Absence of Myth: Writings on Surrealism - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Georges Bataille, Michael Richardson (Translator)Publish date:11/19/2024Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:VersoISBN-13:9781804296592ISBN-10:1804296597UPC:9781804296592Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Political, Essays, AestheticsSize:7.89 x 5.14 x 0.57 inchesWeight:0.3902Product ID:SCTAB7FEXP
The Absence of Myth: Writings on Surrealism
For Bataille, "the absence of myth" had itself become the myth of the modern age. In a world that had "lost the secret of its cohesion," Bataille saw surrealism as both a symptom and the beginning of an attempt to address this loss. His writings on this theme are the result of profound reflection in the wake of World War Two. The Absence of Myth is the most incisive study yet made of surrealism,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:VersoISBN-13:9781804296592ISBN-10:1804296597UPC:9781804296592Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Political, Essays, AestheticsSize:7.89 x 5.14 x 0.57 inchesWeight:0.3902Product ID:SCTAB7FEXP
Georges Bataille, French essayist and novelist, was born in 1897. He converted to Catholicism, then to Marxism, and was interested in psychoanalysis and mysticism. As curator of the municipal library in Orleans, he led a relatively simple life, although he became involved, usually on the fringes, with the surrealist movement. He founded the literary review Critique in 1946, which he edited until...
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