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In dialogue with a diverse group of thinkers, from Erich Auerbach and Aby Warburg to Alain Badiou and Jacques Lacan, The Pathos of the Real advances an innovative new framework for rethinking the aesthetics of violence in the twentieth century.

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Ambitious comparative study... Provides new insights into a range of canonical texts. Choice 2011

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. In Praise of Cruelty: Bataille, Kafka, and ling'chi
2. Fragmentary Description of a Disaster: Claude Simon
3. The Resistance to Pathos and the Pathos of Resistance: Peter Weiss
4. Medeamachine: The "Fallout" of Violence in Heiner Müller
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 09/02/2011
      ISBN13: 9780801897566, 978-0801897566
      ISBN10: 0801897564
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In dialogue with a diverse group of thinkers, from Erich Auerbach and Aby Warburg to Alain Badiou and Jacques Lacan, The Pathos of the Real advances an innovative new framework for rethinking the aesthetics of violence in the twentieth century.

      Trade Review
      Ambitious comparative study... Provides new insights into a range of canonical texts. Choice 2011

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      1. In Praise of Cruelty: Bataille, Kafka, and ling'chi
      2. Fragmentary Description of a Disaster: Claude Simon
      3. The Resistance to Pathos and the Pathos of Resistance: Peter Weiss
      4. Medeamachine: The "Fallout" of Violence in Heiner Müller
      Epilogue
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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