"1897"^^ . "Georges Bataille"@en . "1962"^^ . "1897-09-10"^^ . . . . . "Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille (/b\u0251\u02D0\u02C8ta\u026A/; French: [\u0292\u0254\u0281\u0292 bat\u0251j]; 10 September 1897 \u2013 9 July 1962) was a French philosopher and intellectual working in philosophy, literature, sociology, anthropology, consumerism, and history of art. His writing, which included essays, novels, and poetry, explored such subjects as erotism, mysticism, surrealism, and transgression. His work would prove influential on subsequent schools of philosophy and social theory, including poststructuralism."@en .