false <![CDATA[Literature and Evil]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172064367m/135444.jpg 135444 5 <P>"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.</P><P>Born in France in 1897, <B>Georges Bataille</B> was a radical philosopher, novelist and critic whose writings continue to exert a vital influence on today's literature and thought.</P> 2661538 1957 Literature and Evil total:84|5:29|4:33|3:20|2:2|1:0| 84 341 145 8 0 0 false false Sun May 03 06:29:49 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 06:30:40 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 16:34:11 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 10:46:31 -0700 2008 Story of the Eye many years ago, and although I was always intrigued by Bataille, I hadn't actively sought out his other works. I enjoyed Literature and Evil, but I'm not sure this is the best re-introduction.more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 21 23:29:31 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 23 17:16:30 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Tue Jul 17 19:12:01 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 19:13:31 -0700 2007 Story of the Eye — ICK!) — this small book of essays on "evil" literature is my favorite. It's Bataille without the tears of eros.

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