:heroic and tragic tales ; preceded by an Essay on novels : a selection
First Statement of Responsibility
/ translated with an introduction and notes by David Coward
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New York
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: Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, c2005.
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xlv, 342 p.
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: ; 20 cm.
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(Oxford world's classics)
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e
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references.
CONTENTS NOTE
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"Murder, seduction, and incest are among the cruel rewards for selfless love in Sade's stories; tragedy, despair, and death the inevitable outcome. In this text Sade asks questions about society, about ourselves, and about life, for which we have yet to find the answers"--Provided by publisher.