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The Tears of Eros
The Tears of Eros
Author: Georges Bataille
Tears of Eros is the culmination of Georges Bataille's inquiries into the relationship between violence and the sacred. Taking up such figures as Giles de Rais, Erzebet Bathory, the Marquis de Sade, El Greco, Gustave Moreau, Andre Breton, Voodoo practitioners, and Chinese torture victims, Bataille reveals their common obsession: death. This ess...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780872862227
ISBN-10: 0872862224
Publication Date: 6/1989
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Publisher: City Lights Publishers
Book Type: Paperback
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 obsidianfire avatar reviewed The Tears of Eros on + 133 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Intresting look into eroticism and death. Have to admit some of it was a bit beyond me, but I could comprehend most of it. Some great paintings collected here as well.
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This is a very interesting book about...what else? The author is an interesting man.


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