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The name of the Marquis de Sade is synonymous with the blackest corners of the human soul, a byword for all that is foulest in human conduct. In his bleak, claustrophobic universe, there is no God, no morality, no human affection, and no hope. Power is given to the strong, and the strong are murdere...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sade, marquis de, 1740-1814
Otros Autores: Coward, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Colección:Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
Temas:
Sade, > marquis de, > 1740-1814 > Translations into English.
Sade, > marquis de, > 1740-1814.
Erotic stories, French > Translations into English.
Sadism in literature.
Sadisme dans la littérature.
FICTION > General.
Erotic stories, French.
Manners and customs.
France > Social life and customs > Fiction.
France > Mœurs et coutumes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
France.
Fiction.
Translations.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The name of the Marquis de Sade is synonymous with the blackest corners of the human soul, a byword for all that is foulest in human conduct. In his bleak, claustrophobic universe, there is no God, no morality, no human affection, and no hope. Power is given to the strong, and the strong are murderers, torturers, and tyrants. No quarter is given; compassion is the virtue of the weak. Yet Sade was a man of savage intelligence who carried the philosophy of the French Enlightenment to its logical extreme. His writings effectively release the individual from all social and moral constraint: for ma.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xliv, 282 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (page xxxix).
ISBN:9780191593710
0191593710

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