Saints of the impossible : Bataille, Weil, and the politics of the sacred / Alexander Irwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Irwin, Alexander.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bataille, Georges, 1897-1962.

Bataille, Georges.

Weil, Simone, 1909-1943.

Weil, Simone.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

New ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Saints of the Impossible provides the first in-depth comparison of Bataille’s and Weil’s thought, showing how an exploration of their relationship reveals new facets of the achievements of two of the twentieth century’s leading intellectual figures, and r.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction: THE SACRED, TRANSGRESSION, AND THE POLITICS OF DESPAIR

1. BATAILLE'S SACRIFICE: Mutilation, Revolution, and the Death of God

2. TRANSFORMING THE WARRIOR'S SOUL: Simone Weil's Poetics of Force

3. IF REVOLUTION IS A SICKNESS: Politics and Necrophilia in Le Bleu du ciel

4. EXERCISES IN INUTILITY: War, Mysticism, and Bataille's Writing

5. THE SPECTACLE OF SACRIFICE: War and Performance in Simone Weil

Conclusion: COMMUNICATION, SAINTHOOD, RESISTANCE

Notes

Works Cited

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

V

W.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-252) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-9342-0

0-8166-3903-5

OCLC:

180702219