Three by Marquis de Sade: Justine, the 120 Days of Sodom, Florville and Courval - Hardcover

Sade, Marquis de: - Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) was a French nobleman, writer, and philosopher whose works became among the most controversial in European literary history. Born Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, he lived during the turbulent years leading up to and following the French Revolution.Much of de Sade's life was marked by imprisonment and conflict with authorities, circumstances that shaped many of his writings. His novels and philosophical works explored themes of power, morality, authority, and human desire with an intensity that challenged the conventions of both literature and society.Although widely condemned during his lifetime, de Sade's writings later attracted the attention of philosophers, literary critics, and historians interested in the intellectual currents of the Enlightenment and the limits of moral and political thought.