The Marquise de Gange

(Author) The Marquis de Sade
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'It is time to die, Madame: there shall be no mercy for you..!'It was one of the most shocking crimes of the seventeenth century, and would provide Sade with the inspiration for the last novel he published. The beautiful and virtuous Euphrasie, admired by the King himself, falls in love with the young and handsome Alphonse, Marquis de Gange. Within the forbidding walls of his castle in Provence, however, sinister forces are conspiring against the young couple. Alphonse's brothers, the Abbé and the Chevalier, want Euphrasie for themselves. Published in English for the first time, The Marquise de Gange is a neglected Gothic classic by one of the most notorious authors in the literary canon. Although a departure from his earlier pornographic and libertine works, beneath the novel's thin veneer of respectability lurks the same subversive presence of an author plotting against virtue in distress.

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Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
241
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780198848288
Publish year:
2021
Publish date:
Oct. 8, 2021

The Marquis de Sade

The Marquis de Sade was a French nobleman and writer known for his controversial work "The 120 Days of Sodom". His writing style was characterized by extreme themes of sexuality, violence, and blasphemy. De Sade's contributions to literature include challenging societal norms and pushing the boundaries of artistic expression.

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