false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1227226642m/37530.jpg 37530 7 <P>Taboo and sacrifice, transgression and language, death and sensuality-Georges Bataille pursues these themes with an original, often startling perspective. He challenges any single discourse on the erotic. The scope of his inquiry ranges from Emily Bronte to Sade, from St. Therese to Claude Levi-Strauss and Dr. Kinsey; and the subjects he covers include prostitution, mythical ecstasy, cruelty, and organized war. Investigating desire prior to and extending beyond the realm of sexuality, he argues that eroticism is "a psychological quest not alien to death.<p> 37393 book 1957 Erotism: Death and Sensuality total:290|5:116|4:110|3:52|2:10|1:2| 290 1198 498 26 3 0 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 07:16:01 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 07:35:45 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Dec 12 21:30:16 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 26 23:57:18 -0800 2009 everything with a sex act. They don't make 'em like Georges anymore. This book makes a fine companion to Les larmes d'Éros.]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jul 14 14:42:43 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 20 09:00:58 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 08:24:28 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 25 01:43:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 08:48:56 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 10:25:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Fri Jan 23 12:26:34 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 12:28:47 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 23:43:01 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 23:46:24 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Mar 10 11:19:44 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 11:30:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Dec 11 07:45:33 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 08:14:52 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Dec 17 07:52:37 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 07:55:12 -0800 2008 3 0 true false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 22 12:06:45 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 22 12:46:52 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 24 10:28:19 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 10:31:30 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Mar 02 22:28:49 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 22:49:07 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 07 23:04:28 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 05 07:49:35 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Nov 04 22:56:02 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 11 21:03:03 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Sat Oct 20 18:46:15 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 20 18:46:15 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Thu May 29 08:39:53 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 08:41:22 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon May 07 08:33:18 -0700 2007 Mon May 07 08:34:56 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Wed Jan 30 05:53:34 -0800 2008 Mon Aug 03 07:54:52 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 04 21:15:13 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 14 09:20:00 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=37530