The Marquis de Sade continues to linger in our imaginations. After two centuries, this man still has the power both to shock and to inspire feelings of awe, contempt and disquiet. Nevertheless, the intricacies of his character, the work he produced and the nature of the threat he still seems to assert have been shrouded by time and the concept of sadism. Ronald Hayman's searching biography uncovers the man at the heart of the myth and illuminates de Sade against the repression, violence and change of the 18th century.
- ISBN10 1860648940
- ISBN13 9781860648946
- Publish Date 22 August 2003 (first published 1 January 2003)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Barbara Ward & Associates
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 288
- Language English