'Literature is not innocent,' stated Georges Bataille in this extraordinary 1957 collection of essays, arguing that only by acknowledging its complicity with the knowledge of evil can literature communicate fully and intensely. These literary profiles of eight authors and their work, including Emily Bront???'s Wuthering Heights, Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal and the writings of Sade, Kafka and Sartre, explore subjects such as violence, eroticism, childhood, myth and transgression, in a work of rich allusion and powerful ...
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'Literature is not innocent,' stated Georges Bataille in this extraordinary 1957 collection of essays, arguing that only by acknowledging its complicity with the knowledge of evil can literature communicate fully and intensely. These literary profiles of eight authors and their work, including Emily Bront???'s Wuthering Heights, Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal and the writings of Sade, Kafka and Sartre, explore subjects such as violence, eroticism, childhood, myth and transgression, in a work of rich allusion and powerful argument.
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New. A collection of essays that explores subjects such as violence, eroticism, childhood, myth and transgression. Translator(s): Hamilton, Alastair. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 152. 2012. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Book contains pen markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN: 9780714503462.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall A beautiful clean crisp hardcover copy in near fine condition, small neatly written gift inscription on front endpaper. DJ in near fine condition with faint rubbing, now in protective mylar cover.