Donatien Alphonse François Sade Boeken

Onder aanvoering van vier 'schurken', een hertog, een bisschop, een bankier en een rechter, zondert een groep mensen zich af in een kasteel om zich over te geven aan alle mogelijke vormen van seksualiteit, tot de extreemste aan toe. Voor de uitspattingen worden acht jongens en meisjes in de leeftijd van twaalf tot vijftien geselecteerd, acht mannen met grote penissen ('de neukers'), dienaressen en vertelsters. Dit gezelschap gaat er stevig tegenaan. Zaad vliegt in het rond, er wordt stront gegeten, gezogen, gelikt, gepist, geneukt en afgetrokken. De vier schurken laten zich door de vertelsters (vier dames) verhalen vertellen. Iedere maand vertelt een dame over 'de passie van de maand' en brengt daarmee de hoofden van de schurken op hol, wat weer gepaard gaat met allerlei seksuele afwijkingen.

Part of Sade's The Crimes of Love cycle, this shocking tale - which was among the writings banned for publication until the twentieth century - tests the limits of morality and portrays the disastrous consequences of freedom and pleasure.

This most joyous of de Sade's works follows three aristocrats as they indoctrinate Eugénie de Mistival in "the principles of the most outrageous libertinism." First published in 1795, "Philosophy in the Bedroom" is a story told strictly through dialogue which displays Sade's philosophy on libertinage through the sexual education for young Eugenie while revealing a woman's role in the bedroom. The book gives the reader a very blunt and detailed description of what a woman's role should be in the bedroom. Detailed description of sexual acts shows how sex was seen more as a means of pleasure rather than reproduction. This definitely goes against social norms at this time in history and offers us a different look on sex than we have seen so far in this class. Despite the fact of very open and pleasurable-seeking sex, Sade's story clearly shows what a woman's role should be during sexual intercourse behind closed doors alongside showing their value in society.

The 1990s have seen a resurgence of interest in the Marquis de Sade, with several biographies competing to put their version of his life story before the public. But Sadean scholar Richard Seaver takes us directly to the source, translating Sade's prison correspondence. Seaver's translations retain the aristocratic hauteur of Sade's prose, which still possesses a clarity that any reader can appreciate. "When will my horrible situation cease?" he wrote to his wife shortly after his incarceration began in 1777. "When in God's name will I be let out of the tomb where I have been buried alive? There is nothing to equal the horror of my fate!" But he was never reduced to pleading for long, and not always so solicitous of his wife's feelings; a few years later, he would write, "This morning I received a fat letter from you that seemed endless. Please, I beg of you, don't go on at such length: do you believe that I have nothing better to do than to read your endless repetitions?" For those interested in learning about the man responsible for some of the most infamous philosophical fiction in history, Letters from Prison is an indispensable collection.

"Murder, seduction, and incest are among the cruel rewards for selfless love in Sade's stories; tragedy, despair, and death the inevitable outcome. In this text Sade asks questions about society, about ourselves, and about life, for which we have yet to find the answers"--Provided by publisher.

First published in 1797, this is a sequence of bizarre sexual adventures punctuated by philosophical and theological premises on total egoism and human liberty. Vilified by respectable society since his own time, de Sade is now considered one of the most prodigious minds of Western history.

Sedam dijaloga Filozofije u budoaru prate seksualno, moralno i filozofsko obrazovanje mlade libertinke Eženi. I u ovom Sadovom delu ogleda se njegov san o svemoći -- učitelji su libertinski slobodoumnici i razvratnici koji uživaju u svim prednostima svog plemenitog porekla. Dečju naivnost zamieniće cinizam zrelosti; optimističnost prosvetiteljstva nasleđuje potpuno i sveobuhvatno razočaranje. De Sad kritikuje lažne vrline, puritansko gledište seksualnosti i obmanu religije. Mašta mu dopušta da izvuče sopstveni zaključak prema kojem smrt Boga nužno vodi okrutnosti, a zločin postaje jedina sloboda koju čovjek može u prirodi ostvariti.

Exploring themes of extreme freedom and the pursuit of pleasure, this omnibus edition features three significant works by the notorious French writer and philosopher, the Marquis de Sade. Justine delves into the struggles of virtue, while The 120 Days of Sodom presents a harrowing exploration of human depravity. Florville and Courval offers a nuanced look at love and betrayal. Together, these texts showcase Sade's provocative ideas and his controversial legacy in literature.

The 120 Days of Sodom is the Marquis de Sade's masterpiece. A still unsurpassed catalogue of sexual perversions and the first systematic exploration of the psychopathology of sex, it was written during Sade's lengthy imprisonment for sexual deviancy and blasphemy and then lost after the storming of the Bastille during the French Revolution in 1789. Later rediscovered, the manuscript remained unpublished until 1936 and is now introduced by Simone de Beauvoir's landmark essay, 'Must We Burn Sade?' Unique in its enduring capacity to shock and provoke, The 120 Days of Sodom must stand as one of the most controversial books ever written, and a fine example of the Libertine novel, a genre inspired by eroticism and anti-establishmentarianism, that effectively ended with the French Revolution.

The name of the Marquis de Sade is synonymous with the blackest corners of the human soul, a byword for all that is most foul in human conduct. In his bleak, claustrophobic universe, there is no God, no human affection, and no hope. This selection of his early writings, some making their first appearance in English in this new translation by David Coward, reveals the full range of Sade's sobering moods and considerable talents. This is a fully annotated edition including an introduction, a biographical study, and a history of the censorship of these writings. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum 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, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.