Letters from Prison
by Marquis De Sade, Donatien Alphonse François marquis de Sade
The Marquis de Sade spent more than half his adult life behind bars. In prison he produced most of his major writing including the infamous 120 Days of Sodom and Philosophy in the Bedroom. His books were either banned or heavily censored. Letters from Prison, only discovered in 1948, are written principally to his beloved (and devoted) wife and to his hated mother-in-law, Madame la Pr'sidente de Montreuil, who put him in jail to preserve the good name of her family, as well as to other friends and enemies. Impassioned, angry, caustic, indignant, pleading, self-justifying, Sade gives vent in these letters to his most profound and profane thoughts and opinions. They offer brilliant and original insights into society, religion, morals, politics and into the minds and motivations of men and women. Letters from Prison is the most candid portrait we have of a man who, two centuries after his death, is an enduring influence on modern thought and literature.
Biography & AutobiographyHistoricalLiterary FiguresFictionHistoryEurope
RELEASED2000
PUBLISHERHarvill
LENGTH401
LANGUAGEEN
Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade was a French aristocrat and writer famous for his libertine sexuality and lifestyle. His works include novels, short stories, plays, and political tracts; in his lifetime some were published under his own name, while others appeared anonymously and Sade denied being their author. He is best known for his erotic novels, which combined philosophical discourse with pornography, depicting bizarre sexual fantasies with an emphasis on violence, criminality, and blasphemy against the Catholic Church. He was a proponent of extreme freedom, unrestrained by morality, religion or law. Sade was incarcerated in various prisons and in an insane asylum for about 32 years of his life; eleven years in Paris (10 of which were spent in the Bastille) a month in Conciergerie, two years in a fortress, a year in Madelonnettes, three years in Bicêtre, a year in Sainte-Pélagie, and 13 years in the Charenton asylum. Many of his works were written in prison. The term "sadism" is derived from his name. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Sade
Letters from Prison
by Marquis De Sade, Donatien Alphonse François marquis de Sade
The Marquis de Sade spent more than half his adult life behind bars. In prison he produced most of his major writing including the infamous 120 Days of Sodom and Philosophy in the Bedroom. His books were either banned or heavily censored. Letters from Prison, only discovered in 1948, are written principally to his beloved (and devoted) wife and to his hated mother-in-law, Madame la Pr'sidente de Montreuil, who put him in jail to preserve the good name of her family, as well as to other friends and enemies. Impassioned, angry, caustic, indignant, pleading, self-justifying, Sade gives vent in these letters to his most profound and profane thoughts and opinions. They offer brilliant and original insights into society, religion, morals, politics and into the minds and motivations of men and women. Letters from Prison is the most candid portrait we have of a man who, two centuries after his death, is an enduring influence on modern thought and literature.
Biography & AutobiographyHistoricalLiterary FiguresFictionHistoryEuropeFranceLiterary Collections
RELEASED2000
PUBLISHERHarvill
LENGTH401
LANGUAGEEN
Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade was a French aristocrat and writer famous for his libertine sexuality and lifestyle. His works include novels, short stories, plays, and political tracts; in his lifetime some were published under his own name, while others appeared anonymously and Sade denied being their author. He is best known for his erotic novels, which combined philosophical discourse with pornography, depicting bizarre sexual fantasies with an emphasis on violence, criminality, and blasphemy against the Catholic Church. He was a proponent of extreme freedom, unrestrained by morality, religion or law. Sade was incarcerated in various prisons and in an insane asylum for about 32 years of his life; eleven years in Paris (10 of which were spent in the Bastille) a month in Conciergerie, two years in a fortress, a year in Madelonnettes, three years in Bicêtre, a year in Sainte-Pélagie, and 13 years in the Charenton asylum. Many of his works were written in prison. The term "sadism" is derived from his name. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Sade
