Literature and Evil by Alastair Hamilton, Georges Bataille

Literature and Evil

Alastair Hamilton, Georges Bataille

208 pages first pub 1957 (editions)

nonfiction essays philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
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”Literature is not innocent,” Bataille declares in the preface to this unique collection of literary profiles. “It is guilty and should admit itself so.” The word, the flesh, and the devil are explored by this extraordinary intellect in the work o...

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Moods

challenging 83%
reflective 66%
dark 33%
informative 33%

Pace

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slow 28%
medium 28%

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