{"product_id":"the-bataille-reader-hardback-9780631199588","title":"The Bataille Reader (Hardback) 9780631199588","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Bataille Reader\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFred Botting (Edited by), F Botting (Author), Scott Wilson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631199588, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 July 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e363 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 3 cm, 0.644 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBataille: A Critical Reader \u003c\/i\u003eis a careful selection of some of the best and most interesting critical work on this elusive and often obscure thinker.\" \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Sussex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: From Experience to Economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Inner Experience:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Chance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Guilt.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Laughter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Torment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Autobiographical Note.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Heterology:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Program (Relative to \u003ci\u003eAcéphale).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The Psychological Structure of Fascism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The Use-Value of D. A. F. de Sade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Base Materialism and Gnosticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: General Economy:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. The Notion of Expenditure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. The Meaning of General Economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Laws of General Economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. The Gift of Rivalry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Sacrifice, the Festival and the Principles of the Sacred World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Eroticism:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. \u003ci\u003eMme Edwarda.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Preface to the History of Eroticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Death.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. The Festival, or the Transgression of Prohibitions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. The Phaedra Complex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Desire Horrified at Losing and at Losing Oneself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. The Object of Desire and the Totality of the Real.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Epilogue to the History of Eroticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Sovereignty:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. To Whom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. Hegel, Death and Sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Letter to X.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. Knowledge of Sovereignty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. The Schema of Sovereignty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Un-knowing and its Consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Un-knowing and Rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. On Nietzsche: The Will to Chance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Language: reference \u0026amp; general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language: reference \u0026amp; general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language:%20reference%20\u0026amp;%20general%20%5BCB%5D%22\"\u003eCB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52316782330136,"sku":"9780631199588","price":99.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631199588.jpg?v=1781825381","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-bataille-reader-hardback-9780631199588","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}