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The Tears of Eros by Georges Bataille (Paperback, 2001)

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Tears of Eros is the culmination of Georges Bataille's inquiries into the relationship between violence and the sacred. Taking up such figures as Giles de Rais, Erzebet Bathory, the Marquis de Sade, El Greco, Gustave Moreau, Andre Breton, Voodoo practitioners, and Chinese torture victims, Bataille reveals their common obsession: death. This essay, illustrated with artwork from every era, was developed out of ideas explored in Erotism: Death and Sexuality and Prehistoric Painting: Lascaux or the Birth of Art. In it Bataille examines death-the little death that follows sexual climax, the proximate death in sadomasochistic practices, and death as part of religious ritual and sacrifice. Bataille is one of the most important writers of the century. - Michel Foucault Georges Bataille was born in Billom, France, in 1897. He was a librarian by profession. Also a philosopher, novelist, and critic he was founder of the College of Sociology. In 1959, Bataille began Tears of Eros, and it was completed in 1961, his final work. City Lights published two of his other works: Story of the Eye and The Impossible. Bataille died in 1962.

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PublisherCity Lights
ISBN-139780872862227
eBay Product ID (ePID)90185440

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Publication Year2001
TopicLiterary Theory
Book TitleThe Tears of Eros
Number of Pages213 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorGeorges Bataille
FormatPaperback

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Item Height200 mm
Item Weight439 g
Item Width177 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorGeorges Bataille