Crimes of Passion
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- Synopsis
- Originally published in 1800, Crimes of Passion contained eleven stories and an essay on the novel. The present book contains three abridged tales. In &“Florville and Courval&” we find not only a reinterpretation and elaboration of the Oedipus myth, but an unforgettable illustration of Donatien Alphonse François de Sade&’s artistic creed. He was not simply an eccentric aristocrat with artistic pretensions, but a pathological rebel against the Age of Enlightenment, and a prisoner of the Prince of Darkness. The historical tale of &“Juliette and Raunai&” is sentimental and melodramatic. In it, virtue triumphs, but not before the lovers have run the gamut of human suffering. &“Miss Henriette Stralson&” has a contemporary setting and ranks above his historical tales. In it, virtue wins only a pyrrhic victory.
- Copyright:
- 1965
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 61 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781504055055
- Publisher:
- Philosophical Library/Open Road
- Date of Addition:
- 12/17/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Philosophical Library, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Psychology
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.