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Georges Bataille
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French intellectual and literary figure (1897–1962)
Georges Bataille was a French intellectual and writer (1897–1962) who explored provocative themes in philosophy, literature, and theory, challenging conventional ideas about taboo subjects and human experience. His work remains influential in academic circles for its radical questioning of social norms and its impact on twentieth-century thought.
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Billom, France
Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille was a French intellectual and literary figure working in literature, philosophy, anthropology, economics, sociology and history of art. His writing, which included essays, novels, and poetry, explored such subjects as eroticism, mysticism, surrealism, and transgression. In the 1920, Bataille began frequenting the circles of Surrealists, he discovered he had…
Known for
- Georges Bataille - À perte de vue — Self - Archive recordings1997
- A Day in the Country — Seminarian (uncredited)1946
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Victor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Billom
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Educated at
- École des chartes
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Religion
- atheism
- Field of work
- sociology
- Movement
- irrationalism
- Image
- Georges Bataille vers 1943.jpg
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- Georges Bataille
- date of birth
- 1897-09-10
- influenced by
- Boris Souvarine
- date of death
- 1962-07-09
- topic's main category
- Category:Georges Bataille
- name in native language
- Georges Bataille
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- place of burial
- Vézelay
- cause of death
- arteriosclerosis
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- writing language
- French
- time period
- contemporary philosophy
- P12674
- Meindert DeJong
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille (/bɑːˈtaɪ/; French: [ʒɔʁʒ batɑj]; 10 September 1897 – 8 July 1962) was a French intellectual working in philosophy, literature, sociology, anthropology, and history of art. His writing, which included essays, novels, and poetry, explored such subjects as eroticism, mysticism, surrealism, and transgression. His work would prove influential on subsequent schools of philosophy and social theory, including post-structuralism.
Early life
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