| The Absence of Myth: Writings on Surrealism Contributor(s): Bataille, Georges (Author), Richardson, Michael (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1844675602 ISBN-13: 9781844675609 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: Georges Bataille was one of the most provocative and controversial writers of his time. These essays, the result of profound reflection in the wake of World War II, comprise his most incisive study of surrealism, insisting on its importance as a cultural and social phenomenon with far-reaching consequences. They clarify Bataille's links with the surrealist movement, and shed light on his complex and greatly misunderstood relationship with Andre Breton. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Philosophy | Essays - Philosophy | Aesthetics |
| Dewey: 149 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.58" W x 8.32" (0.64 lbs) 224 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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 a beginning of an attempt to address this loss. His writings on this theme are the result of a profound reflection in the wake of World War Two. The Absence of Myth is the most incisive study yet made of surrealism, insisting on its importance as a cultural and social phenomenon with far-reaching consequences. Clarifying Bataille's links with the surrealist movement, and throwing revealing light on his complex and greatly misunderstood relationship with Andre Breton, The Absence of Myth shows Bataille to be a much more radical figure than his postmodernist devotees would have us believe: a man who continually tried to extend Marxist social theory; a pessimistic thinker, but one as far removed from nihilism as can be. |