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The Philosophy of the Marquis de Sade
Timo AiraksinenAt last in The Philosophy of the Marquis de Sade, a distinguished philosopher provides a theoretical reading of Sade. Airaksinen examines Sade's claim that in order to be happy and free we must do evil things.
The Marquis de Sade: A Very Short Introduction
John PhillipsDiscussing the 'real' Marquis de Sade from his mythical and demonic reputation, John Phillips examines Sade's life and work his libertine novels, his championing of atheism, and his uniqueness in bringing the body and sex back into ...
The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings
Marquis de SadeThe Marquis de Sade, vilified by respectable society from his own time through ours, apotheosized by Apollinaire as "the freest spirit tht has yet existed, " wrote "The 120 Days of Sodom" while imprisoned in the Bastille.
Gothic Tales of the Marquis de Sade
Margaret CroslandThis collection will provide an excellent introduction to Sade’s fiction; these accessible stories range from the dramatic novellaEugenie de Franval, in which a father’s criminal passion for his daughter leads to intrigue, abduction, ...
Enter the Queen
marquis de SadeWhile certain to stir controversy due to its inclusion of masochistic/sadistic material, this translation of the Marquise de Sade's original story has been updated for a contemporary audience and the story is artfully handled.
The Marquis de Sade: A Life
Neil SchaefferA biography of the 18th century soldier and writer who gave his name to sadism. The book portrays Sade as a political rabble-rouser whose 11-year sentence in a mental asylum was for more than just claiming sexual deviation was natural.
Philosophy in the Boudoir: Minski the Cruel
marquis de SadeThis new edition includes Minski the Cruel, a brand new, unexpurgated and explicit translation of a key episode from de Sade's Justine.
Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
Gale GroupElvira, Bunny Lake Is Missing, Columbia, 1 965. Sarah (Avery''s wife), The Looking Glass War, Columbia, 1970. Renee de Montreuil, De Sade (also known as Das Ausschweifende Leben des Marquis de Sade and Die Liebesabenteuer des Marquis S), Transcontinental, 1971. Barbara "Babs" Milligan, Frenzy, Universal, 1972. Donna, "Midnight Mess," The Vault of Horror (also known as Further Tales from the Crypt and Tales from the Crypt, Part II), Cinerama, 1973. Kristine Linde, A ...
120 Days of Sodom
Marquis de SadeMany vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality, addition complete with the original text and artwork.
The Story of O
Pauline RéageConsidered a classic, this work is worthy to stand beside the best writings of the Marquis de Sade. This is an ironic and mystical tale of unfreedom that transcends the pornographic and even the erotic. Copyright © Libri GmbH.
Marquis de Sade: His Life and Works
Iwan BlochThe work contains a precis of the 120 Days of Sodom, the first attempt systematically to catalog and describe abnormal sexual behavior -- 100 years before Krafft-Ebing.
Letters from Prison:
marquis de SadeA generous sample of the notorious Frenchman's correspondence culled from his twenty years' imprisonment between 1777 and 1790 reveals his opinions on such subjects as society, the body politic, and humanity and offers insight into the ...
Death & Sex
Tyler VolkLinking evolutionary biology to salacious readings of the lives and thoughts of such notables as the Marquis de Sade and Simone de Beauvoir, and discussing works as varied as The Story of O and Silence of the Lambs, Sex touches on a ...
Dada and Surrealism: A Very Short Introduction
David HopkinsA stimulating introduction to the many debates surrounding the Dadaist and Surrealist movements, such as the Marquis de Sade's position as a Surrealist deity, attitudes towards the city, the impact of Freud, and attitudes towards women.
Mistress to the Marquis
Margaret McPheeShe may grace his bed, but she will never wear his ring They whisper her name in the ballroom's shadows—the marquis's mistress!
Encyclopædia Americana
ReadLAURA; Petrarch''s mistress. It was long erroneously supposed that this lady, who has been celebrated in the sweetest strains of poetry, was only an allegorical person, or a descendant of the houses of Chaband and Sade, who remained single, and lived at Vauclnse, where the poet had an opportunity of becoming acquaint ed with her. According to the investigations of the abbe Sade, Mémoires pour la Vie tle Frangois Pétrarque (Amsterdam, 1764—67, 3 vols., 11ml; of ''1'' irab0scl:i,in ...
Pourquoi le 20e siècle a-t-il pris Sade au sérieux?
Éric MartyAprès la prison et l'internement, après l'oubli au XIXe siècle, Sade apparaît, au XXe siècle, comme une référence majeure, jusqu'à devenir, à partir des années cinquante, dans une sorte d'évidence partagée par l'ensemble de la ...
Marrying the Marquis
Patricia GrassoBlaze cannot let the Scottish rogue have his way--or her innocence--but never in her life has she been so tempted. Perhaps the Marquis's scheme doesn't pose such a dilemma after all. . . Praise for Patricia Grasso and Tempting The Prince.
Déserts d'altitude
Sarah MarquisPour Sarah Marquis, la vie est faite de rires, de magie, de lumière indescriptible, mais aussi d'épreuves frontales face à la faim, au mal d'altitude.
Wild by Nature: From Siberia to Australia, three years alone ...
Sarah MarquisIn Wild by Nature, Sarah Marquis, a National Geographic Explorer, recounts her extraordinary solo hike that took her literally from one end of the planet to the other.
Sauvage par nature
Sarah MarquisSarah Marquis nous livre le récit - tantôt drôle, tantôt poignant - de son odyssée de 1 000 jours et 1 000 nuits. La force de ses pas vous inspirera le respect.
Encyclopedia of American Indian History [4 volumes]
Preview1988. Crossroads of Continents: Cultures of Siberia and Alaska. Washington, DC : Smithsonian Institution. François, Marquis de Barbé-Marbois. 1929. Our Revolutionary Forefathers: The Letters of François, Marquis de Barbé-Marbois.
In Mohawk Country: Early Narratives about a Native People
PreviewFrancois Marbois (1745-1847), who later had the title of Marquis de Barbe- Marbois conferred upon him, was ... It was published in its entirety in Our Revolutionary Forefathers: The Letters of Francois, Marquis de Barbe-Marbois ( 1929).
Spirit Possession and Popular Religion: From the Camisards ...
Clarke GarrettFrancois, Marquis de Barbe-Marbois, Our Revolutionary Forefathers: The Letters of Francois, Marquis de Barbe-Marbois, trans. Eugene Parker Chase (New York: Duffield & Company, 1929), 181; Isaac Backus, A History of New- England with ...
Penthouse
More editionsReporting this, a critic described it as a "surprise success" but it hasn't surprised Max Marquis and Dick Sharpies, the script editors and story-outline writers for the series. "The only surprise to us is the degree of success," says Max Marquis.
Jefferson's Great Gamble: The Remarkable Story of Jefferson, ...
Charles A CeramiAlso in English from Carey & Lee, Philadelphia. 92 had come to the United States : François Marquis de Barbé-Marbois, Our Revolutionary Forefathers: The Letters of François Marquis de Barbé-Marbois, during His Residence in the United ...
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