Re-assessing the Marquis de Sade

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The materialist philosophy

De Sade's status as a literary philosopher and his relationship to materialist philosophy is expertly analysed, along with several pertinent readings from his works.

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Normalising the abnormal

De Sade's works are filled with violent and sexual excess, but what are his motives for producing such provocative material? Shock, or something more?

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