Critical Essays

Georges Bataille's postwar writings reflect his quest to navigate the moral and political challenges of his time. Through the journal Critique, which he founded in 1946, he explored the sacred's role in modernity and critiqued existing moral frameworks, advocating for a new hyper-morality that embraces excess. This collection features essays addressing influential figures like Samuel Beckett and themes such as American politics, existentialism, and the nature of play. Bataille's work challenges readers to reconsider societal limitations on expression and human experience.