A complete review of the book - The Marquis de Sade. Sade was a French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher, and writer famous for his libertine sexuality.

1. BOOK REVIEW ON
THE MARQUIS DE SADE
Reviewed By: Md. Masudur Rahman Roll: A-119

2.  Overview of the book
 About Author
 About The Marquis De Sade
 Major Work of Sade
 7 Chapters of the Book
 Strength
 Weakness
 Video Content
 Opinion
 Question & Answer
Conclusion
Outline

3. Overview
Title of the book
THE MARQUIS DE SADE
Author
John Phillips
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Series
Very Short Introductions
First published Date
July 28th 2005
Format: Paperback
Pages: 144 pages
Category: Philosophy
ISBN: 0192804693
Customer Review
4.2 out of 5 stars
(Based on Amazon)

4. John Phillips
 French Literature Professor
 Worked @London Metropolitan University
 Specialist on the Marquis de Sade (Translator)
 Publications include:
Pornography and Censorship in 20th Century French Literature

5. MARQUISDE
SADE
The
Full Name: Donatien Alphonse
François, Marquis de Sade
French nobleman
Revolutionary politician
Philosopher and Writer
Famous for his libertine sexuality

6. MajorWorksofSade
The Story of Julite
Revealed the view of
Sade’s feminist attitude
120 Days of SODOM
Described as both
pornographic and erotic
behavior of human
Philosophy in the Bedroom
Though initially considered a
work of pornography, later
has come to be considered a
socio-political drama.
Justine
The Story of Two Sisters

7. Chapters of the Book
01
Beyond
the
myth
Man
Of
Letters
Martyr
Of
Atheism
Sade and the
French
Revolution
Theatres
Of The
Body
Representations
Of the
feminine
Apostle
Of
Freedom
THE
MARQUIS
DE SADE
Further Reading
References
Index
Preface
Acknowledgement
Illustrations

8. 01
Beyond
the
myth
Martyr
Of
Atheism
Sade and the
French
Revolution
Theatres
Of The
Body
Representations
Of the
feminine
Apostle
Of
Freedom
01
Gives clear idea about the
background of Sade. Where he born
in, grown up, where did he studied,
which family he belongs to and what
mentality he posses.
Beyond the myth
THE
MARQUIS
DE SADE
Man
Of
Letters
Chapters of the Book

9. 01
Beyond
the
myth
Man
Of
Letters
Martyr
Of
Atheism
Sade and the
French
Revolution
Theatres
Of The
Body
Representations
Of the
feminine
Apostle
Of
Freedom
02
The amount of literary work Sade
made during his time is really
astonishing; beside the libertine work
Sade also showed his experience on
writing Short stories, Novels, Critic
Wars etc
Man Of Letters
THE
MARQUIS
DE SADE
Chapters of the Book

10. 01
Beyond
the
myth
Man
Of
Letters
Martyr
Of
Atheism
Sade and the
French
Revolution
Theatres
Of The
Body
Representations
Of the
feminine
Apostle
Of
Freedom
03
It describes how Sade’s
atheistic thinking was heavily
influenced by his work
Martyr Of Atheism
THE
MARQUIS
DE SADE
Chapters of the Book

11. 04
The Bastille was the place
where he lived in during this
period and where different sort
of scandal about him was
revealed.
Sade and the
French Revolution
01
Beyond
the
myth
Man
Of
Letters
Martyr
Of
Atheism
Sade and the
French
Revolution
Theatres
Of The
Body
Representations
Of the
feminine
Apostle
Of
Freedom
THE
MARQUIS
DE SADE
Chapters of the Book

12. 01
Beyond
the
myth
Man
Of
Letters
Martyr
Of
Atheism
Sade and the
French
Revolution
Theatres
Of The
Body
Representations
Of the
feminine
Apostle
Of
Freedom
05
Beside his other virtues, Sade
was also a good actor, this
chapter describes his
theatricality.
Theatres Of The Body
THE
MARQUIS
DE SADE
Chapters of the Book

13. 01
Beyond
the
myth
Man
Of
Letters
Martyr
Of
Atheism
Sade and the
French
Revolution
Theatres
Of The
Body
Representations
Of the
feminine
Apostle
Of
Freedom
06
Sade has written Justine and
Juliette where as misogynistic
pornographer Sade expressed
that – women are nothing more
than a sex objects.
Representations
Of the feminine
THE
MARQUIS
DE SADE
Chapters of the Book

14. 01
Beyond
the
myth
Man
Of
Letters
Martyr
Of
Atheism
Sade and the
French
Revolution
Theatres
Of The
Body
Representations
Of the
feminine
Apostle
Of
Freedom
07
Earlier Sade’s writing was not
available outside the University
circles of France, but now all of
his writings are available to
read and for further analysis.
Apostle Of Freedom
THE
MARQUIS
DE SADE
Chapters of the Book

15. Strengths
 Snappy Small format, Stylish Design
 Perfect to pop into your pocket for spare
time
 Chapters are nicely organized
 Subject matter expressed clearly
A very good idea, these Very Short
Introduction, a new concept from OUP
Nicholas Lezard, Guardian

16. Weaknesses
 Conceptually shocking – hard to digest!
 So much unfamiliar words - especially for
Us
 Libertinism, Sadism, Feminism got priority
 Web is full of matured content – hard to
present
 Images & Illustration !!! – Oh no!
Should I ?

17. See More?
Else?
Good ?
Videos are showing matured content.
Only displayed, as part of the review report (with consent)

18. TRULY
~ the ideas and introduction about
Sade’s writings was described very
excellently here on this book. Different
of Sade’s views about life has been
discussed here and those who want to
know more about Sade and his
philosophy, this book is a perfect
introductory series gift from Oxford.

20. All the content presented here are presentation purpose only, no content
is presented here intentionally to make the audience fall into an
uncomfortable situation.
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