#libertinism — Public Fediverse posts

This is from 2015, and it is better written than I expected it to be. Being written for the Smithsonian, it quite naturally glosses over some of the more salacious aspects of Sade's life.

#MarquisDeSade #Literature #Libertinism #FrenchLiterature #WorldLiterature

Who Was the Marquis de Sade?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-was-marquis-de-sade-180953980/

Sleeping with the Marquis de Sade

#MarquisDeSade #FrenchLiterature #Libertinism #History #Travel #France #Provence

https://www.messynessychic.com/2017/01/23/sleeping-with-the-marquis-de-sade/

The Devil’s Playground

#MarquisDeSade #FrenchLiterature #Libertinism #History #Lacoste #PierreCardin

https://slate.com/human-interest/2008/12/the-devil-s-playground.html

The Devil’s Playground

#MarquisDeSade #FrenchLiterature #Libertinism #History #Lacoste #PierreCardin

https://slate.com/human-interest/2008/12/the-devil-s-playground.html

From 2014.

Review: Spooking the Marquis de Sade and his ‘Quills’

#MarquisDeSade #FrenchLiterature #Libertinism #History #Theatre

https://whyy.org/articles/review-spooking-the-marquis-de-sade-and-his-quills/

The Hist
ory of Literature Podcast: The Marquis de Sade

Some passages from Sade's books are read in this podcast, and it is #NSFW.

#MarquisDeSade #FrenchLiterature #Libertinism #History #Literature

https://www.historyofliterature.com/517-the-marquis-de-sade/

Materialism, Instrumental Reason, and Hostile Enlightenment: The Marquis de Sade as the Antithesis of the Enlightenment

By Mykyta Storozhenko

The aim of this paper is to tie together the Enlightenment ideas regarding Materialism and Instrumental Reason with Pierre Saint-Amand’s thought in his “Hostile Enlightenment” article. The paper will be . . .

#MarquisDeSade #TheEnlightenment #Literature #FrenchLiterature #WorldLiterature #Libertinism

http://www.fau.edu/athenenoctua/pdfs/Mykyta%20Storozhenko.pdf

Taming the Savage Noble

By Francis X. Rocca

The first time the Marquis de Sade went to prison, in 1763, it was under a royal lettre de cachet signed by Louis XV, on charges of "blasphemy and incitement to sacrilege." Thirty years later, after the Revolution, the aristocrat nearly went to the guillotine for having "corresponded with enemies of the republic."

#MarquisDeSade #FrenchLiterature #WorldLiterature #Literature #History #FrenchHisotry #Libertinism

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1999/03/taming-the-savage-noble/377506/

Who Was Georges Bataille? Discover His Philosophy of Transgression

Georges Bataille’s style of literature and philosophy sought to capture and celebrate extremity, excess, and the shattering of taboos.

#GeorgesBataille #FrenchLiterature #MarquisDeSade #Libertinism #TransgressiveLiterature #Fiction #Philosophy #Surrealism #Death #Eros

https://www.thecollector.com/georges-bataille-philosophy-of-transgression/

The Odd Career of the World’s Most Upsetting Book

“As the age of handwriting comes to an end,” Joel Warner asks in his new book, “what is the value of the original texts left behind?” As it turns out, quite a bit. Warner’s The Curse of the Marquis de Sade: A Notorious Scoundrel, a Mythical Manuscript, and the Biggest Scandal in Literary History tells the story not of the . . .

#MarquisDeSade #WorldLiterature #FrenchLiterature #Literature #Libertinism #BookReview

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/02/de-sade-days-of-sodom-joel-warner-review.html