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020			_a9780192804693
082			_a843.6 PHI
100			_aPhillips, John
245			_aMarquis de Sade: A Very Short Introduction
260			_bOxford University Press _aOxford _c2005
300			_a141
520			_aWere it not for the Marquis de Sade's explicit use of language and complete disregard for the artificially constructed taboos of a religious morality he despised, the novelty and profundity of his thought, and above all, its fundamental modernity, would have long since secured him a place alongside the greatest authors and thinkers of the European Enlightenment. This Very Short Introduction aims to disentangle the 'real' Marquis de Sade from his mythical and demonic reputation of the past two hundred years. Phillips examines Sade's life and work: his libertine novels, his championing of atheism, and his uniqueness in bringing the body and sex back into philosophy
650			_aFrench literature
650			_aMarquis de Sade
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