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Justine, or the Misfortunes of Virtue
Marquis de Sade
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Paperback. Justine's attachment to virtue attracts nothing but misfortune, and she is subjected to an unending catalogue of sexual abuse. Sade's best-known novel, it overturns all religious, moral, and political norms, and still has the power to shock. This new translation of the 1791version is the first for over 40 years, and the first critical edition. Translator(s): Phillips, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FP; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
'I have become whore through goodwill and libertine through virtue.' Orphaned and penniless at the age of twelve, the beautiful and devout Justine embarks upon her remarkable odyssey. Her steadfast faith and naive trust in trust in everyone she meets destine her from the outset for sexual exploitation and martyrdom. The unending catalogue of disasters that befall her, during which she is subject to any number of perverse practices, illustrate Sade's belief in the primacy of Nature over civilization. Virtue is no match for vice, and as criminality and violence triumph, Justine is doomed to suffer. Sade's writings ... Read more
'I have become whore through goodwill and libertine through virtue.' Orphaned and penniless at the age of twelve, the beautiful and devout Justine embarks upon her remarkable odyssey. Her steadfast faith and naive trust in trust in everyone she meets destine her from the outset for sexual exploitation and martyrdom. The unending catalogue of disasters that befall her, during which she is subject to any number of perverse practices, illustrate Sade's belief in the primacy of Nature over civilization. Virtue is no match for vice, and as criminality and violence triumph, Justine is doomed to suffer. Sade's writings ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199572847
SKU
V9780199572847
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About Marquis de Sade
John Phillips is the author of a number of books on Sade, including Sade: The Libertine Novels (Pluto Press, 2001), The Marquis de Sade: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2005), and How to Read Sade (Granta, 2005).
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