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THE LIFE AND IDEAS OF
THE MARQUIS DE SADE
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As early as 1843 the eminent critic Sainte-Beuve said:
"I may dare affirm . . . that Byron and cle Sade . . . have
perhaps been for us moderns the two greatest sources of
inspiration/' Later tributes come from Swinburne, Flaubert,
Baudelaire, Apollinaire, and most recently, Mario Praz.
The Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) is undoubtedly one
of the most original and courageous thinkers of any era. He
expressed his views in a number of forms, but principally
in a series of "philosophical novels'' which portray the cor-
ruption of power and the gratification of all normally
unconscious wishes. With a clear-sighted and analytical
approach, de Sade discussed sexual psychology and philo-
sophical and political problems, making thereby a unique
contribution towards our knowledge of human behavior.
Geoffrey Gorer has presented a succinct account of one of the
strangest lives ever lived, and a careful analysis of ideas
whose...
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Fülszöveg
THE LIFE AND IDEAS OF
THE MARQUIS DE SADE
*
As early as 1843 the eminent critic Sainte-Beuve said:
"I may dare affirm . . . that Byron and cle Sade . . . have
perhaps been for us moderns the two greatest sources of
inspiration/' Later tributes come from Swinburne, Flaubert,
Baudelaire, Apollinaire, and most recently, Mario Praz.
The Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) is undoubtedly one
of the most original and courageous thinkers of any era. He
expressed his views in a number of forms, but principally
in a series of "philosophical novels'' which portray the cor-
ruption of power and the gratification of all normally
unconscious wishes. With a clear-sighted and analytical
approach, de Sade discussed sexual psychology and philo-
sophical and political problems, making thereby a unique
contribution towards our knowledge of human behavior.
Geoffrey Gorer has presented a succinct account of one of the
strangest lives ever lived, and a careful analysis of ideas
whose influence has been great and continues to grow.
Geoffrey Gorer was educated at Charterhouse and Jesus
College, Cambridge, and later studied at the Sorbonne and
the University of Berlin, In addition to the present volume,
two other books by Mr. Gorer are published in the Norton
Library: Africa Dances (N173) and The People of Great
Russia (with John Rickman) (N112).
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