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Takes up Nietzschean thought where Nietzsche left off - with the death of God. Written against the backdrop of Germany under the Third Reich the book explores the possibility of a spiritual life outside religion. In so doing it weaves an astonishing tapestry of confession, theology, philosophy, myth and eroticism.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #418687 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-18
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

From the Back Cover
'[M]akes available to sophisticated readers the Bataille experience' Choice

'(Bataille) broke with traditional narrative to tell us what has never been told before.' Michel Foucault

In On Nietzsche Bataille takes up Nietzsche's thought where Nietzsche left off - with the death of God. The heart of the book explores the possibility of spiritual life outside religion.

Writing against the backdrop of Germany under the Third Reich, Bataille weaves an astonishing tapestry of confession, theology, philosophy and eroticism, shot through with the images of war.

Essentially a journal which brilliantly mixes observation, fragmentary rumination, aphorism, poetry, myth and quotation, this extraordinary work is as close as Bataille ever came to formulating his system of godless mysticism, his "atheology".

Georges Bataille (1897-1962) was a novelist, essayist, poet and philosopher who has greatly influenced postmodern thinking.

On Nietzsche is translated by Bruce Boone and introduced by Sylvere Lotringer.

Part of the Athlone Contemporary European Thinkers series.

About the Author
Georges Bataille (1897-1962) was an essayist, poet, novelist and philosopher and is a crucial figure in the formation of contemporary avantgarde thought. He was associated with the surrealists in the 1920s and 30s. His books include the erotic masterpiece The Story of the Eye and The Accursed Share.