The Marquis de Sade: A Very Short Introduction

• Highlights the fact that Sade is studied not just as a pornographer but for his important contributions to literature, philosophy and the arts
• Reviews his novels and lesser-known works, and their reception throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, taking account of current theoretical debates
• Explains his profound challenge to the taboos of religious morality, and shows how his work can be seen as an expression of the cult of the body
• This will be the most reliable and best informed introduction to his work

Readership: General readers and students interested in French history and literature of the 18th century, taboos, censorship, ethics of the body, sexuality, and eroticism.

John Phillips, Department of French Literature and Culture, London Metropolitan University

"A brisk and lively introductory book." - John Phillips, Times Literary Supplement

1: Beyond the Myth: The real Marquis de Sade
2: Man of Letters
3: Martyr of Atheism
4: Sade and the French Revolution
5: Theatres of the Body
6: Apostle of Freedom
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