Pretty great article on fiction labeled “transgressive”! IMO, most writers labeled transgressive are not just doing it for shock value (or to condone abject cruelty to others or to promote anti-feminist views) but instead are pushing the envelope in their exploration of human nature (and the varying degrees of deviancy we all possess). At the moment (not enough coffee) I can’t think of more female writers of the past in this vein, off the top of my head except the great Kathy Acker! (Margaret Atwood and J.C. Oates, too of course) Range is good! Some of my stories could be labeled transgressive, I guess, while others are about “nice normal” people, whatever that means.
Bataille is my favorite philosopher. I liked him so much I read a biography about him. His ideas, especially about the useless and the sacred ,are extraordinary as well as inspiring. The Story of the Eye not only surpasses the limits of literature it seems to define them. This post should be the flagship post of your website. It does so much to clarify your purposes. Well written and well said!
added J.C. Oates to my comment - my idol
Pretty great article on fiction labeled “transgressive”! IMO, most writers labeled transgressive are not just doing it for shock value (or to condone abject cruelty to others or to promote anti-feminist views) but instead are pushing the envelope in their exploration of human nature (and the varying degrees of deviancy we all possess). At the moment (not enough coffee) I can’t think of more female writers of the past in this vein, off the top of my head except the great Kathy Acker! (Margaret Atwood and J.C. Oates, too of course) Range is good! Some of my stories could be labeled transgressive, I guess, while others are about “nice normal” people, whatever that means.
Bataille is my favorite philosopher. I liked him so much I read a biography about him. His ideas, especially about the useless and the sacred ,are extraordinary as well as inspiring. The Story of the Eye not only surpasses the limits of literature it seems to define them. This post should be the flagship post of your website. It does so much to clarify your purposes. Well written and well said!