{"product_id":"the-absence-of-myth-writings-on-surrealism","title":"The Absence of Myth: Writings on Surrealism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOne of the most provocative and controversial writers of his time, these essays comprise George Bataille’s most incisive study of surrealism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Absence of Myth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the most incisive study yet made of surrealism, insisting on its importance as a cultural and social phenomenon with far-reaching consequences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Clarifying Bataille’s links with the surrealist movement, and throwing revealing light on his complex and greatly misunderstood relationship with André Breton, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Absence of Myth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Direct Verso Web","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45200792256712,"sku":"BKVD-0826-00159","price":88.0,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1072\/4296\/files\/TintabudiShop-33_60b60ffd-2bfd-4381-be3c-a8b2c3dbdcca.png?v=1787818778","url":"https:\/\/tintabudi.com\/products\/the-absence-of-myth-writings-on-surrealism","provider":"Tintabudi Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}