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The Scandalous Life and Controversial Works of the Marquis de Sade
TLDR The Marquis de Sade, known for his revolting novels and extreme sexual behavior, had a profound influence on European culture and thought. Imprisoned multiple times, he wrote shocking works such as "120 Days of Sodom" and pushed the boundaries of morality, making him a figure of fascination and controversy.
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The Marquis de Sade's novel "The 120 Days of Sodom" is described as disgusting, deeply unsettling, boring, and darkly funny, and follows four Libertines who engage in extreme sexual depravity in a remote castle.
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The Marquis de Sade is an interesting figure who was imprisoned multiple times, wrote revolting novels that combined sex and violence with unsettling philosophy, and had a profound influence on European culture and thought.
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The Marquis de Sade's childhood experiences, including his strained relationship with his parents and his education at a Jesuit school, greatly influenced his later writings and sexual preferences.
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The Marquis de Sade's extreme sexual behavior and philosophical beliefs, including his hostility towards religion and belief in following natural impulses, led to scandal and notoriety throughout his marriage and beyond.
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After being released from prison, the Marquis de Sade continues his scandalous behavior by engaging in orgies, poisoning prostitutes, and running off with his sister-in-law, leading to his arrest and imprisonment again.
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The Marquis de Sade writes the shocking novel "120 Days of Sodom" while imprisoned in the Bastille, which is seen as a prophecy of the horrors of the Gestapo and death camps.
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The Marquis de Sade's novel "120 Days of Sodom" is seen as a prophecy of the horrors of the Gestapo and death camps, and his involvement in revolutionary politics suggests that he was able to separate his violent fantasies from his behavior as a revolutionary official.
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The Marquis de Sade avoids execution during the height of the terror due to luck and bribes, and is able to lead a somewhat normal life afterwards, struggling financially and writing novels such as "Justine," which parodies the concept of virtue during the French Revolution.
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The Marquis de Sade is convicted, sent to prison, and then transferred to the lunatic asylum where he spends the rest of his life, continuing his scandalous behavior and writing plays, and his fame becomes international.
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The Marquis de Sade argues that there is no absolute morality and that people are free to do as they please, which makes him interesting to psychoanalytical movements and feminists who see him as a proto-feminist.
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The Marquis de Sade pushes his principles of absolute equality and tolerance to unsettling ends, arguing for rape, incest, murder, and even genocide, prefiguring both communist and fascist totalitarianism.
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The Marquis de Sade's works, such as "120 Days of Sodom," have been banned and deemed unreadable due to their disturbing content, but he remains an intriguing and complex figure in history.
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