{"product_id":"understanding-sade-understanding-modernism-9798765109151","title":"Understanding Sade, Understanding Modernism","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe most current multidisciplinary and multivocal engagement with Sade's enduring influences on modernism and the philosophical need for continued analysis of his work and the questions it raises.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Lacan to Dalí, through Simone de Beauvoir, Beckett, Horkheimer, Burroughs, Pasolini, Foucault, Deleuze, up to Zizek, the Marquis de Sade's influence and impact on modernism and modern thinking is hard to measure. \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Sade, Understanding Modernism\u003c\/i\u003e presents its readers with a chance to reflect on the importance of this radical oeuvre from different perspectives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors examine Sadean literature and thought through some of its main texts (including \u003ci\u003e120 Days of Sodom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e History of Juliette\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Crimes of Love, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy in the Boudoir\u003c\/i\u003e) in a series of comparative essays that not only examine Sade's influence in French, European, and American thought, but also critique it in the context of some of modern philosophy's most relevant subjects: ecology, nature, universalism, and the links between ethics and aesthetics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe final section identifies key concepts and notions within Sade's corpus in a series of entries offering context and a discussion of their relevance for current thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Martell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Understanding Philosophy, Understanding Modernism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765109151","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45156078321801,"sku":"9798765109151","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_d9709b54-405f-4a4c-9f23-eea091a5087a.jpg?v=1768294516","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/understanding-sade-understanding-modernism-9798765109151","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}