Georges Bataille,Michael   Richardson
For Bataille, the absence of myth had itself become the myth of the modern age. In a world that had lost the secret of its cohesion, Bataille saw surrealism as both a symptom and a beginning of an attempt to address this loss. His writings on this theme are the result of a profound reflection in the wake of World War Two.,The Absence of Myth, is the most incisive study yet made of surrealism, insisting on its importance as a cultural and social phenomenon with far-reaching consequences. Clarifying Batailleâ€™s links with the surrealist movement, and throwing revealing light on his complex and greatly misunderstood relationship with Andre Breton, ,The Absence of Myth, shows Bataille to be a much more radical figure than his postmodernist devotees would have us believe: a man who continually tried to extend Marxist social theory; a pessimistic thinker, but one as far removed from nihilism as can be.
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The Absence of Myth: Writings on Surrealism