Bataille

Critical Reader P
1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-631-19957-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 349 g

An elegant introduction to Bataille's major concepts and concerns, Bataille: A Critical Reader underlines the powerful impact his work has had, in different ways, on an entire generation of thinkers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Botting, Fred

Wilson, Scott

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements.

Introduction: Fred Botting and Scott Wilson.

1. Preface to Transgression: Michel Foucault.

2. Affirmation and the Passion of Negative Thought: Maurice Blanchot.

3. The Dualist Materialism of George Bataille: Denis Hollier.

4. The Roof: Essay in Systematic Reading: Philippe Sollers.

5. From Restricted to General Economy: A Hegelianism Without Reserve: Jacques Derrida.

6. Death in Bataille: Jean Baudrillard.

7. The Laughter of Being: Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen.

8. The French Path to Postmodernity: Bataille between Eroticism and General Economics: Jürgen Habermas.

9. When Bataille Attacked the Metaphysical Principle of Economy: Jean Baudrillard.

10. General Economics and Postmodern Capitalism: Jean-Joseph Goux.

Bibliography.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Fred Botting and Scott Wilson both teach in the Department of English at Lancaster University. They are co-editors of The Bataille Reader (1997), a companion also from Blackwell to the Critical Reader. Fred Bottings publications include Gothic (1996). Scott Wilson is the author of Cultural Materialism: Theory and Practice (Blackwell Publishers, 1995).