{"product_id":"the-absence-of-myth-9781804296592","title":"The Absence of Myth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\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\u003ci\u003eThe Absence of Myth\u003c\/i\u003e is the most incisive study yet made of surrealism, insisting on its importance as a cultural and social phenomenon with far-reaching consequences. Clarifying Bataille’s links with the surrealist movement, and throwing revealing light on his complex and greatly misunderstood relationship with André Breton, \u003ci\u003eThe Absence of Myth\u003c\/i\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.","brand":"Verso Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50470107480407,"sku":"9781804296592","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781804296592.jpg?v=1744897423","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-absence-of-myth-9781804296592","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}