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L'Histoire De Juliette
''Juliette'' is a novel written by the Marquis de Sade and published 1797 in literature, 1797–1801 in literature, 1801, accompanying Sade's 1797 version of his novel ''Justine (Sade), Justine''. While Justine, Juliette's sister, was a virtue, virtuous woman who consequently encountered nothing but despair and abuse, Juliette is an amoralism, amoral nymphomaniac murderer who is successful and happy. The full title of the novel in the original French is ''L'Histoire de Juliette ou les Prospérités du vice'', and the English title is "Juliette, or Vice Amply Rewarded" (versus "Justine, or Good Conduct Well-Chastised"). As many other of his works, ''Juliette'' follows a pattern of violently pornographic scenes followed by long treatises on a broad range of philosophical topics, including theology, morality, aesthetics, Naturalism (philosophy), naturalism and also Sade's dark, Absurdism, fatalistic view of world metaphysics. Plot summary Juliette is raised in a convent. However, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austryn Wainhouse
Austryn Wainhouse (6 February 1927 – 29 September 2014) was an American author, publisher and translator, primarily of French works and most notably of the Marquis de Sade. He sometimes used the pseudonym Pieralessandro Casavini. Life Following his graduation from Harvard University, Wainhouse traveled around Europe before settling in Paris where he worked for Maurice Girodias at Olympia Press. His wife Mary, known as ''Muffy'' or ''Muffie'', also worked for Girodias. They divorced in 1959. In 1960, some time after Wainhouse had returned to the United States, Gay Talese described him as Wainhouse and his wife, Deborah Clayton Wainhouse, returned to the south of France in 2001, where he lived until his death in September 2014.Austryn Wainhouse Papers Syracuse University Special Collections Research Center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
