{"product_id":"the-bataille-reader-paperback","title":"The Bataille Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFred Botting\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eScott Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the publication in France of his \u003ci\u003eOeuvres Completes\u003c\/i\u003e in the mid-1970s, the breadth of Bataille's writing and influence has become increasingly apparent across the disciplines in, for example, the fields of literature, art, art history, philosophy, critical theory, sociology, economics, and anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the publication in France of his \u003ci\u003eOeuvres Complètes\u003c\/i\u003e in the mid-1970s, the breadth of Bataille's writing and influence has become increasingly apparent across the disciplines in, for example, the fields of literature, art, art history, philosophy, critical theory, sociology, economics, and anthropology. He is now held by many to be one of the most profound thinkers of the century, the enormous ramifications of whose work have yet to be fully grasped.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn response to this growing interest, \u003ci\u003eThe Bataille Reader\u003c\/i\u003e includes key texts from the broad spectrum of Bataille's work, from the early essays interrogating surrealism and cultural politics in the 1930s, down to texts from \u003ci\u003eThe Accursed Share\u003c\/i\u003e (1949, translated 1988), a major engagement in post-Marxist economic theory generally regarded as being his most important work. Generous coverage is given to Bataille's speculations, also of the 1930s, on the limits of being, experience and identity, as well as to his post-war engagements with existentialism, Marxism, and Hegelianism. The major texts are interspersed with some of the brilliantly punctual essays Bataille produced throughout his career as a prolific essayist, reviewer and originator of highly-influential journals, such as \u003ci\u003eDocuments, Acephale\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCritique.\u003c\/i\u003e Clearly introduced and comprehensively annotated by the editors, this book provides the best single-volume coverage of Bataille's work available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFred Botting\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eScott Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e both teach in the Department of English at Lancaster University. They are co-editors of \u003ci\u003eGeorge Bataille: A Critical Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (1997). Fred Bottings publications include \u003ci\u003eGothic\u003c\/i\u003e (1996). Scott Wilson is the author of \u003ci\u003eCultural Materialism: Theory and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishers, 1995).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 9.26 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737101471807,"sku":"9780631199595","price":118.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e49ea3986154436285ab9d6d58424c2f.webp?v=1765148841","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-bataille-reader-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}