Kathy Acker: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations by Kathy Acker

Author:Kathy Acker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Autobiography, Biography, Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Literary Figures, Non-Fiction, Women
ISBN: 1612197310
Publisher: Melville House
Published: 2019-03-12T00:00:00+00:00

LOTRINGER: Why used Rimbaud and Faulkner at all then?

ACKER: I have to use other texts when I write. I mean, that’s just how I am. Now I’m using writers mainly because I want to learn from them, and there’s always something I want to learn. I wanted Rimbaud as a visionary, and Faulkner because of the Americana business. I want to learn from Rimbaud and Faulkner about myth because they’re both myth-dealers.

LOTRINGER: Myth-dealing, I agree, is essential, especially after the collapse of cold socialism. Myths aren’t just a narrative you can identify with, they’re meant to mobilize. They’re a powerful emotional bond. No society can do without them, and unless their absence is dealt with promptly, in the proper fashion, they’re bound to creep back either through violence (fascism) or vacancy (the void of the media). At this point, studying myths isn’t enough, you’ve got to create them. Bataille understood that perfectly.

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