Sade in His Own Name: An Analysis of "Les Crimes de l‘amour (Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures, Band 128) - Hardcover

Seminet, Philippe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0820468096 ISBN 13: 9780820468099

Verlag: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. New York, 2003

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This book aims to situate the much-ignored public Marquis de Sade, author of eleven stories collected into four volumes under the title Les Crimes de l‘amour (1800), vis-à-vis the better-known Marquis de Sade, author of various anonymous works privileged by contemporary critics. Who is this author who – after the success of all his clandestine works – cast aside the cloak of anonymity to offer the public a collection of short fiction? This book explores how Les Crimes de l‘amour provides a key to better understanding Sade‘s prose in both its public and its clandestine guise. More than just a critical appraisal of each of the stories, this book sheds light on Sade in his role as a man of letters publishing in his own name. By considering the ramifications of Sade‘s goals as a writer, stated explicitly in the «Idée sur les romans», the prefatory essay to Les Crimes, and how these goals compare to those of his contemporaries, as well as how they play out in Les Crimes, Sade in His Own Name opens up new, historically situated readings of the better-known anonymous works.

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The Author: Philippe Seminet is Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce where he teaches courses in French, Spanish, and philosophy. His interest in the Marquis de Sade grew out of research undertaken at the University of Texas, where he obtained his Ph.D. in French literature. He received his M.A. in French literature from the University of Florida and his B.A. in philosophy from New College of Florida.

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• Verlag: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. New York
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0820468096
• ISBN 13: 9780820468099
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 232
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