Bataille
A Critical Reader
1st Edition
Published on 10. October 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
236 pages
978-0-631-19957-1 (ISBN)
Description
An elegant introduction to Bataille's major concepts and concerns, Bataille: A Critical Reader underlines the powerful impact his work has had, in different ways, on an entire generation of thinkers.
Reviews / Votes
"Bataille: A Critical Reader is a careful selection of some of the best and most interesting critical work on this elusive and often obscure thinker." University of SussexMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 200 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-19957-1 (9780631199571)
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Persons
Fred Botting and Scott Wilson both teach in the Department of English at Lancaster University. They are co-editors of The Bataille Reader (1997), a companion also from Blackwell to the Critical Reader. Fred Bottings publications include Gothic (1996). Scott Wilson is the author of Cultural Materialism: Theory and Practice (Blackwell Publishers, 1995).
Content
Acknowledgements. Introduction: Fred Botting and Scott Wilson.
1. Preface to Transgression: Michel Foucault.
2. Affirmation and the Passion of Negative Thought: Maurice Blanchot.
3. The Dualist Materialism of George Bataille: Denis Hollier.
4. The Roof: Essay in Systematic Reading: Philippe Sollers.
5. From Restricted to General Economy: A Hegelianism Without Reserve: Jacques Derrida.
6. Death in Bataille: Jean Baudrillard.
7. The Laughter of Being: Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen.
8. The French Path to Postmodernity: Bataille between Eroticism and General Economics: Juergen Habermas.
9. When Bataille Attacked the Metaphysical Principle of Economy: Jean Baudrillard.
10. General Economics and Postmodern Capitalism: Jean-Joseph Goux.
Bibliography.
Index.
1. Preface to Transgression: Michel Foucault.
2. Affirmation and the Passion of Negative Thought: Maurice Blanchot.
3. The Dualist Materialism of George Bataille: Denis Hollier.
4. The Roof: Essay in Systematic Reading: Philippe Sollers.
5. From Restricted to General Economy: A Hegelianism Without Reserve: Jacques Derrida.
6. Death in Bataille: Jean Baudrillard.
7. The Laughter of Being: Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen.
8. The French Path to Postmodernity: Bataille between Eroticism and General Economics: Juergen Habermas.
9. When Bataille Attacked the Metaphysical Principle of Economy: Jean Baudrillard.
10. General Economics and Postmodern Capitalism: Jean-Joseph Goux.
Bibliography.
Index.