Marquis de Sade
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The History of Literature #518 — The Curse of the Marquis de Sade – A Notorious Scoundrel, a Mythical Manuscript, and the Biggest Scandal in Literary History (with Joel Warner) | My Last Book with Diane Rayor
Not even imprisonment could stop the Marquis de Sade from writing his insanely intense, unrelenting erotica – and not even Sade’s eventual death could stop his secret manuscript, temporarily hidden in a Bastille wall to protect it from looters and revolutionaries, from haunting its owners as though possessed by a demonic force. Now one of Continue reading
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The History of Literature #517 — The Marquis de Sade
The Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) was more than just a rake or a cad – based on his egregious conduct, he clearly belonged in prison, and one sympathizes with the father who aimed a pistol at Sade’s chest and pulled the trigger, hoping to end the demon’s life. (The gun misfired.) But what about Sade’s Continue reading
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