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Cover: 9781604594188 | The 120 Days of Sodom | Marquis De Sade | Taschenbuch | Englisch
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The 120 Days of Sodom
An Unfinished Manuscript on Power, Transgression, and the Limits of Reason
Taschenbuch von Marquis De Sade
Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung
An unfinished eighteenth-century manuscript presenting an extreme and controversial exploration of power, excess, and moral transgression within the context of Enlightenment-era thought. Written in 1785 during the author's imprisonment, The 120 Days of Sodom takes the form of a structured narrative in which a group of libertines withdraw from society to enact a systematised catalogue of behaviours intended to test the limits of human conduct.
The work is notable less for conventional narrative development than for its methodical organisation, reflecting an attempt to classify and enumerate forms of desire and domination. Its stark and often disturbing content has ensured its reputation as one of the most challenging texts of its period. At the same time, it has been examined within the history of ideas as a radical inversion of moral philosophy, engaging-however provocatively-with questions of freedom, authority, and the boundaries of reason.
Incomplete and preserved in manuscript form for many years, the text occupies a complex position between literature, philosophical provocation, and historical document. Its continued study reflects not endorsement of its content, but its significance in understanding the outer limits of Enlightenment discourse and the development of later discussions of transgression in literature and philosophy.
An unfinished eighteenth-century manuscript presenting an extreme and controversial exploration of power, excess, and moral transgression within the context of Enlightenment-era thought. Written in 1785 during the author's imprisonment, The 120 Days of Sodom takes the form of a structured narrative in which a group of libertines withdraw from society to enact a systematised catalogue of behaviours intended to test the limits of human conduct.
The work is notable less for conventional narrative development than for its methodical organisation, reflecting an attempt to classify and enumerate forms of desire and domination. Its stark and often disturbing content has ensured its reputation as one of the most challenging texts of its period. At the same time, it has been examined within the history of ideas as a radical inversion of moral philosophy, engaging-however provocatively-with questions of freedom, authority, and the boundaries of reason.
Incomplete and preserved in manuscript form for many years, the text occupies a complex position between literature, philosophical provocation, and historical document. Its continued study reflects not endorsement of its content, but its significance in understanding the outer limits of Enlightenment discourse and the development of later discussions of transgression in literature and philosophy.
Über den Autor
The Marquis de Sade (Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, 1740-1814) was a French writer and philosopher whose works explored themes of freedom, authority, and the limits of moral convention. Much of his writing was produced during periods of imprisonment, and his name has become synonymous with extreme forms of literary transgression. Despite-or because of-its controversial nature, his work has been studied within philosophy, literature, and cultural history as an examination of the boundaries of Enlightenment thought.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781604594188
ISBN-10: 1604594187
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Sade, Marquis De
Hersteller: Impact Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Marquis De Sade
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.06.2008
Gewicht: 0,609 kg
Artikel-ID: 120853143
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