Synopses & Reviews
Patrick ffrench gives an imaginative theoretical reading of the unsettling masterpiece, Histoire de l'oeil (1928), by the French writer Georges Bataille, recognized now as a major figure in twentieth-century French literature. Bataille's erotic and disturbing text is a traumatic event in the history of modernity, provoking critical moments in the trajectories of structuralism and in the recent theorizations around his notion of the informe.
Review
"[A] lucid and stylishly written account."--Times Literary Supplement
Synopsis
Georges Bataille was a major figure in French twentieth-century literature. Here, Patrick French provides a theoretical reading of Bataille's masterpiece, which examines the erotic, often obsene nature of the work.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-178) and index.