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Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue (French: Justine, ou Les Malheurs de la Vertu) is a 1791 novel by Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, better known as the Marquis de Sade. Justine is set just before the French Revolution in France and tells the story of a young girl who goes under the name of Thérèse.
Marquis de Sade (born June 2, 1740, Paris, France—died December 2, 1814, Charenton, near Paris) was a French nobleman whose perverse sexual preferences and erotic writings gave rise to the term sadism. His best-known work is the novel Justine (1791).
Juliette is a novel written by the Marquis de Sade and published 1797–1801, accompanying de Sade's 1797 version of his novel Justine. While Justine, Juliette's sister, was a virtuous woman who consequently encountered nothing but despair and abuse, Juliette is an amoral nymphomaniac murderer who is successful and happy.
Jan 20, 2013 · 4.3 276 ratings. See all formats and editions. This is the first new translation in over forty years of Sade's novel Justine. It is also the first ever critical edition, based on the original 1791 version of the story, which is the most accessible and artistically successful of the three versions.
- Marquis de Sade
Mar 26, 2013 · First published in 1787, Justine is a classic from the legendary Marquis de Sade that eventually resulted in his conviction for obscenity and blasphemy. Set before the French Revolution, it...
Apr 16, 2023 · An illustration of an open book. Books ... Justine Bookreader Item Preview ... Justine by Marquis de Sade. Publication date 1964-01-01 Publisher Lancer Books
Nov 8, 2012 · Justine is a ferocious physical and intellectual assault on absolute notions of good and evil, and as such, one of the earliest literary manifestos for atheism. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe.
- The Marquis de Sade
