The pathos of the real : on the aesthetics of violence in the twentieth century /

Buch, Robert,

The pathos of the real : on the aesthetics of violence in the twentieth century / Pathos of the real : on the aesthetics of violence in the 20th century Robert Buch. - 1 online resource (228 pages) - Rethinking theory . - Rethinking theory. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages ) and index.

In praise of cruelty : Bataille, Kafka, and Ling-Chi -- Fragmentary description of a disaster : Claude Simon -- The resistance to pathos and the pathos of resistance : Peter Weiss -- Medeamachine : the "fallout" of violence in Heiner Muller -- Epilogue : Francis Bacon, or, The brutality of fact.

9780801899270


Aesthetics, Modern--20th century.
Violence--History--20th century.
Pathos--History--20th century.
Reality--History--20th century.


Electronic books.

BH301.C88 / B83 2010

190.9/04