The Marquis de Sade
by Donald Thomas
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The Marquis de Sade is a name that is instantly recognized, but the man behind the name remains obscure. This biography places him in perspective, unravelling his complex life against the turbulent background of revolutionary France.Tags
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A concise and revealing biography that parses the man from the legend. The Marquis de Sade has an immortal reputation, this book takes the reader back to the blood-soaked age of repression that gave rise to it. Who was the real de Sade? And was he as twisted as most believe?
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- People/Characters
- Donatien Alphonse-François, Marquis de Sade
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- Biography & Memoir, Literature Studies and Criticism, Fiction and Literature
- DDC/MDS
- 843.6 — Literature & rhetoric French Literature French fiction Revolution and empire 1789–1815
- LCC
- PQ2063 .S3 .T5 — Language and Literature French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures French literature Modern literature 18th century
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- 8 — Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Swedish
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