De Sade's works are filled with violent and sexual excess, but what are his motives for producing such provocative material? Shock, or something more?

Re-assessing the Marquis de Sade - Audio

The Open University

Normalising the abnormal

OCT 12, 200912 MIN
Re-assessing the Marquis de Sade - Audio

Normalising the abnormal

OCT 12, 200912 MIN

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De Sade's works are filled with violent and sexual excess, but what are his motives for producing such provocative material? Shock, or something more?