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The Crimes of Love: Heroic and Tragic Tales, Preceded by an Essay on Novels
The Crimes of Love: Heroic and Tragic Tales, Preceded by an Essay on Novels

The Crimes of Love: Heroic and Tragic Tales, Preceded by an Essay on Novels

Author: 
Marquis de Sade; David Coward
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Senneval, you see in me your sister, the girl you seduced at Nancy, the woman who murdered your son, the wife of your own father and the ignoble creature who sent your mother to the gallows...' Who but the Marquis de Sade would write, not of the pain, tragedy, and joy of love but of its crimes? Murder, seduction, and incest are among the cruel rewards for selfless love in his stories; tragedy, despair, and death the inevitable outcome. Sade's villains will stop at nothing to satisfy their depraved passions, and they in turn suffer under the thrall of love. Psychologically astute, and defiantly unconventional, these stories show Sade at his best. A skilled and artful storyteller, he is also an intellectual who asks questions about society, about ourselves, and about life, for which we have yet to find the answers. This new selection includes 'An Essay on Novels', Sade's penetrating survey of the novelist's art. *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.

Index: 

An Essay on Novels
Miss Henrietta Stralson, or The Effects of Despair
Faxelange, or the Faults of Ambition
Florville and Courval, or Fatality
Rodrigo, or The Enchanted Tower
Ernestine. A Swedish Tale
The Countess of Sancerre, or Her Daughter's Rival
Eugenie de Franval. A Tragic Tale

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Translated by David Coward, Professor of Modern French Literature, University of Leeds

Product details

ISBN : 9780199539987

Author: 
Marquis de Sade; David Coward
Pages
400 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
128 x 195 mm
Pub date
Jun 2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
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The Crimes of Love: Heroic and Tragic Tales, Preceded by an Essay on Novels

The Crimes of Love: Heroic and Tragic Tales, Preceded by an Essay on Novels

The Crimes of Love: Heroic and Tragic Tales, Preceded by an Essay on Novels