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Marquis de Sade

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  • 30-03-2007 6:20pm
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    aequinoctium
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    so, i'm reading one of his books at the moment: the crimes of love

    any opinions on this "controversial" author?


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    Blush_01
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    Camille Paglia seems to love him!


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    aequinoctium
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    yes and she's one of the world's top 100 intellectuals...


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    Blush_01
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    Mmm-hm. TBH, I think she's a bit of an ass. Her criticism is based on personal opinion rather than analysis, from what I've read. She creates theories out of the air that she cannot back up. Plus, she sees Chaucer as a dirty old man in a raincoat. :rolleyes:


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    aequinoctium
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    that's quite a "personal opinion" that she has to love de Sade without an analysis of his work...


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