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How to Read Sade
John Phillips
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Description for How to Read Sade
Paperback. Introduces the Marquis de Sade's highly original and thoroughly subversive depiction of human sexuality, and the philosophical and political thinking that underpins it. Series: How to Read. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 104.
John Philips introduces the Marquis de Sade's highly original and thoroughly subversive depiction of human sexuality and the philosophical and political thinking that underpins it. He shows how, though Sade's work continues to shock, it can also be seen as the logical conclusion of eighteenth-century materialism. As the only writer of his time who dared to put the body at the centre of philosophy, Sade has a unique place in the history of modern thought. Extracts are taken form the whole range of Sade's writings, including The 120 Days of Sodom, Philosophy in the Boudoir, Juliette and his Last Will ... Read more
John Philips introduces the Marquis de Sade's highly original and thoroughly subversive depiction of human sexuality and the philosophical and political thinking that underpins it. He shows how, though Sade's work continues to shock, it can also be seen as the logical conclusion of eighteenth-century materialism. As the only writer of his time who dared to put the body at the centre of philosophy, Sade has a unique place in the history of modern thought. Extracts are taken form the whole range of Sade's writings, including The 120 Days of Sodom, Philosophy in the Boudoir, Juliette and his Last Will ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
How to Read
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781862077270
SKU
V9781862077270
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About John Phillips
John Phillips is Emeritus Professor of French Literature and Culture at London Metropolitan University. He is the author of a number of books on French literature and film, including Forbidden Fictions: Pornography and Censorship in Twentieth-Century French Literature (Pluto Press, 1999), Sade: The Libertine Novels (Pluto Press, 2001), The Marquis de Sade: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2005), ... Read more
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