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Blue of Noon
Book • 2015
Georges Bataille's 'Blue of Noon' is a novel exploring themes of transgression, excess, and the limits of human experience.
The novel follows the protagonist's descent into a state of profound alienation and his attempts to confront the absurdity of existence.
Bataille's writing style is characterized by its raw intensity and unflinching portrayal of human desires and passions.
The novel's exploration of sexuality, violence, and the sacred challenges conventional moral boundaries.
'Blue of Noon' is considered one of Bataille's most powerful and disturbing works, reflecting his broader philosophical concerns with transgression and the limits of human understanding.
The novel follows the protagonist's descent into a state of profound alienation and his attempts to confront the absurdity of existence.
Bataille's writing style is characterized by its raw intensity and unflinching portrayal of human desires and passions.
The novel's exploration of sexuality, violence, and the sacred challenges conventional moral boundaries.
'Blue of Noon' is considered one of Bataille's most powerful and disturbing works, reflecting his broader philosophical concerns with transgression and the limits of human understanding.
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Mentioned by Stuart Kendall as, on the one hand, is deeply fascinating to people, but on the hand other is kind of all but disappeared.
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Georges Bataille’s 'On Nietzsche': War, Chance, and the Collapse of Meaning with Stuart Kendall
Mentioned by Stuart Kendall in the context of Bataille's writings from the 1930s, focusing on his essay on the psychological structure of fascism.
The Headless Politics of Georges Bataille with Stuart Kendall at the Durations Festival
