Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (/ sɑːd, sæd / SA (H)D; [3] French: [dɔnasjɛ̃ alfɔ̃z fʁɑ̃swa maʁki də sad]; 2 June 1740 – 2 December 1814) was a French writer, libertine, political activist, and …

Nov 28, 2025 · Marquis de Sade, French nobleman whose perverse sexual preferences and erotic writings gave rise to the term sadism. He wrote a number of works, the best known of which is the …

A preoccupation with sexual violence characterizes novels, plays, and short stories that Donatien Alphonse François, comte de Sade but known as marquis de Sade, of France wrote. After this writer …

While incarcerated in the Bastille, de Sade wrote Justine, or the Misfortunes of Virtue (1787), and from 1797 to 1801, he would write the sequel Juliette, or Vice Amply Rewarded. De Sade published these …

Sep 28, 2018 · The Marquis de Sade (born Donatien Alphonse François de Sade; June 2, 1740—December 2, 1814) was infamous for his sexually charged writings, his revolutionary politics, …

Dec 30, 2022 · Geoffrey Gorer, an English anthropologist and author (1905–1985), wrote one of the earliest books on Sade, entitled The Revolutionary Ideas of the Marquis de Sade in 1935.

Jan 17, 2025 · Discover the life of Marquis de Sade, a notorious French writer known for sexual works, his marriages, and controversies.

Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (French pronunciation: [dɔnasjɛ̃ alfɔ̃z fʁɑ̃swa maʁki də sad]; June 2, 1740 – December 2, 1814), was a French nobleman, revolutionary politician, …

Justine (de Sade novel) ... Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue (French: Justine, ou Les Malheurs de la Vertu) is a 1791 novel by Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, better known as the Marquis de …

Aug 9, 2023 · Marquis de Sade was a French aristocrat and philosopher who became notorious for acts of sexual cruelty in his writings as well as in his own life.