Rape, Incest, Murder! the Marquis de Sade on Stage Volume Two by Marquis De Sade

Rape, Incest, Murder! the Marquis de Sade on Stage Volume Two by Marquis De Sade

When numerous critics have all pointed to the stunning mastery of dialogue evinced in Sade's] novels, to say nothing of the truly theatrical disposition of many of the scenes-erotic or otherwise-this would seem to be linked to the theatrical obsession that persisted so disturbingly throughout his tempestuous existence. Shouldn't we therefore look more closely at this theatre...? Annie Le Brun In commemoration of the two hundred years that have passed since the death of the Marquis de Sade in 1814, the three-volume series, Rape, Incest, Murder The Marquis de Sade on Stage, offers English translations of all of Sade's writings, for and about the theatre, with introductions that contextualize Sade's work within the theatrical climate of eighteenth-century France. Volume 2 presents Sade's plays written in prison during the years that preceded and immediately followed the fall of the Bastille in 1789. The revolutionary spirit of the time inspired Sade to pen his only tragedy, a music drama, and a comedy anticipating the Romantics, calling for a relaxation of the classical rules. The violence and eroticism of Sade's infamous novels are present in the plays, though in a lower dosage, obviously to render them accessible to public performance rather than private reading. I]t is at the theatre rather than somewhere else that we must revive the almost extinguished flame of the love that every Frenchman owes his country; there is where he'll be convinced of the dangers that would exist for him should he fall back into the hands of tyranny. He'll carry home the enthusiasm and teach it to his family and its effects will be so much more durable, so much more passionate than the momentary inspirations of a newspaper article or proclamation because at the theatre, he learns the lesson by example, and he remembers it. The Marquis de Sade

The Marquis de Sade was born in Paris in 1740 and served in the Seven Years War as a cavalry commander. Many stints of imprisonment followed his debauched lifestyle, during which he wrote much of his work. He was set free by the revolution and became a fervent revolutionary; however, the publication of works such asJustine and La Philosophy Dans La Boudoir led to his reincarceration, and in 1803 he was judged mad and sent to the Charenton institution, where he died in 1814.

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ISBN 13	9781593937355
ISBN 10	1593937350
Title	Rape, Incest, Murder! the Marquis de Sade on Stage Volume Two
Author	Marquis De Sade
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	BearManor Media
Year published	2013-07-31
Number of pages	300
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