The Absence of Myth
By Georges Bataille
Translated by Michael Richardson
By Georges Bataille
Translated by Michael Richardson
By Georges Bataille
By Georges Bataille
Category: Philosophy
Category: Philosophy
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$19.95
Oct 17, 2006 | ISBN 9781844675609
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$19.95
Nov 19, 2024 | ISBN 9781804296592
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Praise
“One of the most original and unsettling of those thinkers who, in the wake of Sade and Nietzsche, have confronted the possibility of thought in a world that has lost its myth of transcendence.”
—Peter Brooks, New York Times Book Review
“Bataille has survived the death of God.”
—Jean-Paul Sartre
“Richardson’s readable and accurate translations are carefully annotated, making this a useful collection for English readers.”
—Library Journal
“The book is never less than fascinating and reveals Bataille as a wit as well as a thinker.”
—Times Higher Education Supplement
“An illuminating historical document.”
—Literary Review
“Challenging and terrifying.”
—Radical Philosophy
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