Literature and Evil

In this collection of essays, first published in France in 1957, Georges Bataille explores the value of evil as expressed in literature.'Literature is not innocent, ' Bataille writes in his preface, 'It is guilty and should admit itself so.' It is only by acknowledge of Evil that literature can communicate fully. This idea is explored through a series of remarkable studies on the work of eight outstanding authors. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.