The Marquis De Sade: Pornographer or Prophet?(2002)
Marquis de Sade spent much of his life in jail for the perversions he recounted in his famous writings. In a series of scandalous and long suppressed books, he celebrated deviant sexual activities and challenged every aspect of civilized authority- the church, the government and all social restraints.
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Marquis de Sade spent much of his life in jail for the perversions he recounted in his famous writings. In a series of scandalous and long suppressed books, he celebrated deviant sexual activities and challenged every aspect of civilized authority- the church, the government and all social restraints.
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2002-02-26
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