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Title: The Misfortunes of Virtue and Other Early Tales
Condition: New
EAN: 9780199540426
ISBN: 9780199540426
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 08/05/2008
Item Height: 200mm
Item Length: 130mm
Item Width: 20mm
Language: English
ISBN-10: 019954042X
Description: 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 many, Sade is the Great Libertarian. The Victorians considered him `Divine' and Apollinaire called him `the freest spirit'; the Surrealists recognised him as a founding father, and he is a key figure in the history of modernism and post-modernism. With Freud and Marx, Sade has been one of the crucial shaping influences on this century, and reactions to him continue to be extreme. But he has always been more talked about than read. This selection of his early writings, some making their first appearance in this new translation, reveals the full range of Sade's sobering moods and considerable talents. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Fiction
Book Series: Oxford World's Classics
Topic: Classic Fiction, Literary Criticism
Author: Marquis de Sade
Contributor: David Coward (Edited and translated by)
Item Weight: 238g
Release Year: 2008

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