by Georges Bataille (Author), Colin Mac Cabe (Introduction), Mary Dalwood (Introduction)
This work contains Bataille's own research into eroticism, its origins of taboo, religious ecstacy and the erotic impulse. He includes his comments on Freud, Sade, Saint Theresa and Kinsey.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 01 Mar 2001
ISBN 10: 0141184108
ISBN 13: 9780141184104