For Bataille, "Evil" is not a theological concept or a simple lack of virtue. Instead, he defines it as the .
Bataille's central thesis is that "literature is not innocent". He defines "Good" as everything productive: work, social order, and the preservation of the species. Georges Bataille - Literature and Evil other ...
Bataille critiques Genet (and Sartre’s interpretation of him) by looking at how the criminal-turned-writer turns the "Evil" of his social status into a sacred ritual of betrayal and beauty. The Concept of "Sovereignty" For Bataille, "Evil" is not a theological concept
: Bataille suggests that without confronting this "danger" and horror through literature, one cannot fully perceive the human perspective in its entirety. Key Author Studies Georges Bataille - Literature and Evil other ...
For Bataille, "Evil" is not a theological concept or a simple lack of virtue. Instead, he defines it as the .
Bataille's central thesis is that "literature is not innocent". He defines "Good" as everything productive: work, social order, and the preservation of the species.
Bataille critiques Genet (and Sartre’s interpretation of him) by looking at how the criminal-turned-writer turns the "Evil" of his social status into a sacred ritual of betrayal and beauty. The Concept of "Sovereignty"
: Bataille suggests that without confronting this "danger" and horror through literature, one cannot fully perceive the human perspective in its entirety. Key Author Studies