{"product_id":"visions-of-excess-selected-writings-19271939-theory-and-history-of-literature-vol-14-volume-14","title":"Visions Of Excess: Selected Writings  1927-1939 (Theory and History of Literature Vol 14) (Volume 14)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the publication of Visions of Excess in 1985  there has been an explosion of interest in the work of Georges Bataille. The French surrealist continues to be important for his groundbreaking focus on the visceral  the erotic  and the relation of society to the primeval. This collection of prewar writings remains the volume in which Batailless positions are most clearly  forcefully  and obsessively put forward.This book challenges the notion of a closed economy predicated on utility  production  and rational consumption  and develops an alternative theory that takes into account the human tendency to lose  destroy  and waste. This collection is indispensible for an understanding of the future as well as the past of current critical theory.Georges Bataille (1897-1962)  a librarian by profession  was founder of the French review Critique. He is the author of several books  including Story of the Eye  The Accused Share  Erotism  and The Absence of Myth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945900175413,"sku":"ByrdShop_0816612838","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780816612833.jpg?v=1769914510","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/visions-of-excess-selected-writings-19271939-theory-and-history-of-literature-vol-14-volume-14","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}