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The Misfortunes of Virtue and Other Early Tales.
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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press, UK,
1992.
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| Series: | Oxford world's classics.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Introduction; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of the Marquis de Sade; A Note on Money; The Misfortunes of Virtue; Dialogue between a Priest and a Dying Man; The Successful Ruse; The Pimp Well Served; The Windbags of Provence; An Inexplicable Affair Vouched for by an Entire Province; The Prude, or the Unexpected Encounter; Émilie de Tourville, or Brotherly Cruelty; Augustine de Villeblanche, or Love's Stratagem; The Law of Talion; The Self-Made Cuckold, or the Unexpected Reconciliation; The Husband Who Said Mass: A Provençal Tale.
- The Lady of the Manor of Longeville, or a Woman's RevengeThe Confidence Men; Explanatory Notes.