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Marquis de Sade

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.

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French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works

Born 2 June 1740
Died 2 December 1814

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  • Cover of: Justine, ou, Les malheurs de la vertu
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    Cover of edition justineoulesmalh0000sade Cover of edition justinedesade0000unse Cover of edition lanouvellejustin0000sade Cover of edition justineoulesmalh0000unse Cover of edition zlokliucheniiado0000sade Cover of edition justine0000desa Cover of edition justineormisfort0000sade Cover of edition justinesade00sade Cover of edition justineormisfort0000unse First published in 1900 — 102 editions
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  • Cover of: The 120 days of Sodom and other writings
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    Cover of edition suoduoma120tianl0000sade Cover of edition 120daysofsodomor0000sade First published in 1953 — 73 editions
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  • Cover of: The Bedroom Philosophers
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    Cover of edition laphilosophiedan0000sade_v6w6 Cover of edition bedroomphilosoph0000marq Cover of edition laphilosophiedan0000sade_h4d5 Cover of edition philosophyinboud0000sade First published in 1795 — 50 editions
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  • Cover of: The crimes of love: three novellas
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    Cover of edition lescrimesdelamou0000marq Cover of edition lccn_64017889_0 Cover of edition lescrimesdelamou0000sade Cover of edition crimesoflovethe0000marq Cover of edition marquisdesadecri0000sade Cover of edition crimesofpassion00sade First published in 1928 — 49 editions
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  • Cover of: Correspondances du marquis de Sade et de ses proches enrichies de documents, notes et commentaires

    First published in 1991 — 21 editions
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  • Cover of: Aline et Valcour: ou, Le roman philosophique; écrit à la Bastille, un an avant la Révolution de France.
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    Cover of edition alineetvalcourou00sade Cover of edition alineetvalcourou01sade Cover of edition alineetvalcourou03sade First published in 1883 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres completes du Marquis de Sade.

    First published in 1986 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Idée sur les romans
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    First published in 1900 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: La Marquise de Gange

    First published in 1957 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Justine Ou les Malheurs de la Vertu: édition De 1791

    First published in 2017 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Les infortunes de la vertu
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    First published in 1968 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Juliette

    First published in 1954 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Justine

    First published in 1964 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Cuentos, historietas y fábulas

    First published in 1927 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres complètes du Marquis de Sade.

    First published in 1986 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The Marquis de Sade: the complete Justine, Philosophy in the bedroom, and other writings
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    Cover of edition marquisdesade00sade First published in 1953 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Juliette

    First published in 1968 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Journey to Italy

    First published in 1967 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Mystified Magistrate: And Other Tales

    First published in 2011 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Plays of the Marquis De Sade: Tancrede, Fanny, the Antique Dealers, Love Makes the Misanthrope, Festival of Friendship (Plays of the Marquis de Sade)

    First published in 1993 — 4 editions
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French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works

Born 2 June 1740
Died 2 December 1814

Subjects

Fiction, Translations into English, Correspondence, Fiction, erotica, general, French Authors, French Erotic stories, French Erotic literature, Sex customs, Fiction, general, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, short stories (single author), Atheism, France, fiction, Sade, marquis de, 1740-1814, Criticism and interpretation, Erotic stories, Fiction, erotica, History and criticism, Social life and customs, Biography, Diaries, French fiction, French literature, History, Literary collections

Places

France, Czech Republic, Italy, Literatura Francesa, Paris, Toledo

People

Sade marquis de (1740-1814), Sade marquise de (1741-1810), Anne-Prospère de Launay, Aylmer, Father Time, François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis (1715-1794), Georgiana, Isabella Queen, consort of Charles VI, King of France (1370-1435), Jean Paul Marat (1743-1793), Marie-Dorothée de Rousset, Peter Weiss (1916-1982), Sade, Sade family

Time

18th century, Revolution, 1789-1799, 19th century, 1785-1815, antiquity to mid-20th century

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May 14, 2010 Edited by Lance Arthur Added new photo