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- catalog abstract "The writings of the Marquis de Sade have attained in recent years a widely acclaimed position in the canon of world literature. Sade himself, at one time discussed in horrified whispers, is now often celebrated as a heroic apostle of individual rights, a giant of philosophical thought, and a martyr to freedom of conscience. In Sade: A Biographical Essay, Laurence Bongie puts these claims to a severe test and finds them unfounded and undeserved.".
- catalog contributor b10874946.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-326) and index.".
- catalog description "The writings of the Marquis de Sade have attained in recent years a widely acclaimed position in the canon of world literature. Sade himself, at one time discussed in horrified whispers, is now often celebrated as a heroic apostle of individual rights, a giant of philosophical thought, and a martyr to freedom of conscience. In Sade: A Biographical Essay, Laurence Bongie puts these claims to a severe test and finds them unfounded and undeserved.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. Antecedents. 1. Mysterious Mother. 2. A Diplomat and His Wife. 3. Desperate Measures. 4. The End of a Promising Career. 5. A Mystery Explained -- pt. 2. Transgressions. 6. Master and Pupil. 7. Surpassing the Master. 8. War and Marriage. 9. Jeanne Testard. 10. Arcueil. 11. Tigress and Cub. 12. Beheaded and Burned at the Stake. 13. All for a Dying Mother -- pt. 3. Mothers, Whores, and Bogus Politics. 14. A Mother Much Loved? 15. Mothers Much Hated. 16. The Mother-in-law. 17. Vignettes of Vengeance. 18. When Do We Believe Him? 19. His Finest Lie. 20. Feudal Rights and Nature's Laws. App. I. Chronology -- App. II. Sadean Criticism: A Postscript -- App. III. Two Letters from the Comtesse de Sade.".
- catalog extent "xii, 336 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0226064204 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chicago : University of Chicago Press,".
- catalog subject "843/.6 B 21".
- catalog subject "Authors, French 18th century Biography.".
- catalog subject "PQ2063.S3 B59 1998".
- catalog subject "Sade, marquis de, 1740-1814.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. Antecedents. 1. Mysterious Mother. 2. A Diplomat and His Wife. 3. Desperate Measures. 4. The End of a Promising Career. 5. A Mystery Explained -- pt. 2. Transgressions. 6. Master and Pupil. 7. Surpassing the Master. 8. War and Marriage. 9. Jeanne Testard. 10. Arcueil. 11. Tigress and Cub. 12. Beheaded and Burned at the Stake. 13. All for a Dying Mother -- pt. 3. Mothers, Whores, and Bogus Politics. 14. A Mother Much Loved? 15. Mothers Much Hated. 16. The Mother-in-law. 17. Vignettes of Vengeance. 18. When Do We Believe Him? 19. His Finest Lie. 20. Feudal Rights and Nature's Laws. App. I. Chronology -- App. II. Sadean Criticism: A Postscript -- App. III. Two Letters from the Comtesse de Sade.".
- catalog title "Sade : a biographical essay / Laurence L. Bongie.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".