The Accursed Share

Volumes II and III: The History of Eroticism and Sovereignty

Georges Bataille, Robert Hurley

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French

Zone Books
19 November 1993

Philosophy; History of Western philosophy; Economics

Series: The Accursed Share

The three volumes of ""The Accursed Share"" address what Georges Bataille sees as the paradox of utility: namely, if being useful means serving a further end, then the ultimate end of utility can only be uselessness. The first volume, the only one published before Bataille's death, treated this paradox in economic terms, showing that ""it is not necessity but its contrary, luxury, that presents living matter and mankind with their fundamental problems."" In the second and third volumes, ""The History of Eroticism"" and ""Sovereignty"", Bataille explores the same paradox of utility from an anthropological and an ethical perspective, respectively. ""The History of Eroticism"" analyzes the fears and fascination, the prohibitions and transgressions attached to the realm of eroticism as so many expressions of the ""uselessness"" of erotic life. In the third volume, Bataille raises the ethical problems of sovereignty, of ""the independence of man relative to useful ends.""

By: Georges Bataille
Translated by: Robert Hurley
Imprint: Zone Books
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 726g
ISBN: 9780942299212
ISBN 10: 0942299213
Series: The Accursed Share
Pages: 460
Publication Date: 19 November 1993
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Georges Bataille (1897-1962) was a French writer, essayist, and philosopher whose works include The Story of the Eye, The Blue of Noon, The Accursed Share, and Theory of Religion.

Reviews for The Accursed Share: Volumes II and III: The History of Eroticism and Sovereignty

"" The Accursed Share is a brilliant Product of [Bataille""s] loony-toons coupling of critical genres: pseudo/antisurrealist manifestos, leftist political treatises, erotics, Hegel ""n"" Nietzsche studies, mysticism, anthropology, and sun worship... This strange and impressive book should not be ignored."" Erik Davis , Voice Literary Supplement (review of volume I)