El concepto de heterología a través de la presencia de lo abyecto en Histoire de l’œil y Madame Edwarda de Georges Bataille / The Concept of Heterology through the Presence of the Abject in Georges Bataille’s Histoire de l'œil and Madame Edwarda

Abstract

This article offers a theoretical approach to heterology, a concept devised by Georges Bataille, by way of explaining its main features and examining the way the author handles it in his texts. The antagonistic manner in which Georges Bataille describes the ambiguities proper to his characters’ eroticism are exemplary illustrations of the concept of heterology as theorised by him. The aim of this article is to reveal the presence of abjection in Histoire de l’œil and Madame Edwarda, two of the erotic stories that best portray heterology, a fundamental concept in Georges Bataille’s system of thought as well as in his entire œuvre.

Keywords

• eroticism
• ambiguities
• sacred
• profane
• blemish
• literary analysis