The Absence of Myth (häftad, eng)

For Bataille, the absence of myth had itself become the myth of the modern age. In a world that had lost the secret of its cohesion, Bataille saw surrealism as both a symptom and a beginning of an attempt to address this loss. His writings on this theme are the result of a profound reflection in the wake of World War Two.<br><br><i>The Absence of Myth</i> is the most incisive study yet made of surrealism, insisting on its importance as a cultural and social phenomenon with far-reaching consequences.

Clarifying Bataille’s links with the surrealist movement, and throwing revealing light on his complex and greatly misunderstood relationship with André Breton, <i>The Absence of Myth</i> shows Bataille to be a much more radical figure than his postmodernist devotees would have us believe: a man who continually tried to extend Marxist social theory; a pessimistic thinker, but one as far removed from nihilism as can be.

Format	Häftad
Omfång	224 sidor
Språk	Engelska
Förlag	Verso Books
Utgivningsdatum	2024-11-19
ISBN	9781804296592