Literature and Evil
Download or Read eBook Literature and Evil PDF written by Georges Bataille and published by Marion Boyars Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Georges Bataille |
| Publisher | : Marion Boyars Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0714503460 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780714503462 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Literature and Evil by : Georges Bataille
Book excerpt: ;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.
