Justine, or the Misfortunes of Virtue
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Publication date:
01/06/2018
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320 pages
196x129mm
Price: 449.00 INR
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320 pages
The Marquis de Sade, John Phillips
The first new translation for over forty years of Sade's transgressive novel, and the first ever critical edition.,This is the first, 1791 novel-length version of the story and the most accessible and artistically successful of the three versions.,John Phillips's translation is lively and accessible and conveys the tone of Sade's original text.,The introduction situates Sade's narrative in its historical, literary, and philosophical background, discussing the major themes including attitudes to women, the church, the justice system, and the world of finance, the sadistic and masochistic elements, and the novel's reception, banning, and censorship.,Notes elucidate religious and philosophical ideas and allusions to topical events.
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The Marquis de Sade, John Phillips
Description
'I have become whore through goodwill and libertine through virtue.'
Orphaned and penniless at the age of twelve, the beautiful and devout Justine embarks upon her remarkable odyssey. Her steadfast faith and naive trust in trust in everyone she meets destine her from the outset for sexual exploitation and martyrdom. The unending catalogue of disasters that befall her, during which she is subject to any number of perverse practices, illustrate Sade's belief in the primacy of Nature over civilization. Virtue is no match for vice, and as criminality and violence triumph, Justine is doomed to suffer.
Sade's
writings have become a byword for transgression and obscenity, and the logical amorality of his philosophy still has the power to shock. By overturning social, religious, and political norms he puts under scrutiny conventional ideas of justice, power, life, and death. Justine is a ferocious physical and intellectual assault on absolute notions of good and evil, and as such, one of the earliest literary manifestos for atheism.
ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a
wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
About the author
The Marquis de SadeJohn Phillips, Emeritus Professor, London Metropolitan UniversityJohn Phillips is the author of a number of books on Sade, including Sade: The Libertine Novels (Pluto Press, 2001), The Marquis de Sade: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2005), and How to Read Sade (Granta, 2005).
The Marquis de Sade, John Phillips
Description
'I have become whore through goodwill and libertine through virtue.'
Orphaned and penniless at the age of twelve, the beautiful and devout Justine embarks upon her remarkable odyssey. Her steadfast faith and naive trust in trust in everyone she meets destine her from the outset for sexual exploitation and martyrdom. The unending catalogue of disasters that befall her, during which she is subject to any number of perverse practices, illustrate Sade's belief in the primacy of Nature over civilization. Virtue is no match for vice, and as criminality and violence triumph, Justine is doomed to suffer.
Sade's
writings have become a byword for transgression and obscenity, and the logical amorality of his philosophy still has the power to shock. By overturning social, religious, and political norms he puts under scrutiny conventional ideas of justice, power, life, and death. Justine is a ferocious physical and intellectual assault on absolute notions of good and evil, and as such, one of the earliest literary manifestos for atheism.
ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a
wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
About the author
The Marquis de SadeJohn Phillips, Emeritus Professor, London Metropolitan UniversityJohn Phillips is the author of a number of books on Sade, including Sade: The Libertine Novels (Pluto Press, 2001), The Marquis de Sade: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2005), and How to Read Sade (Granta, 2005).
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