The Marquis de Sade and the Avant-Garde

by Alyce Mahon

How the notorious author of The 120 Days of Sodom inspired the surrealists and other avant-garde artists, writers, and filmmakers

The writings of the Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) present a libertine philosophy of sexual excess and human suffering that refuses to make any concession to law, religion, or public decency. In this groundbreaking cultural history, Alyce Mahon traces how artists of the twentieth century turned to Sade...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691141614
• ISBN13: 9780691141619
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.4" x 10.3"