The Marquis de Sade and the Avant-Garde by Alyce Mahon Paperback Book

Description: The Marquis de Sade and the Avant-Garde by Alyce Mahon Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description How the notorious author of The 120 Days of Sodom inspired the surrealists and other avant-garde artists, writers, and filmmakers Publisher Description How the notorious author of The 120 Days of Sodom inspired the surrealists and other avant-garde artists, writers, and filmmakers .The writings of the Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) present a libertine philosophy of sexual excess and human suffering that refuses to make any concession to law, religion, or public decency. In this groundbreaking cultural history, Alyce Mahon traces how artists of the twentieth century turned to Sade to explore political, sexual, and psychological terror, adapting his imagery of the excessively sexual and terrorised body as a means of liberation from systems of power. Mahon shows how avant-garde artists, writers, dramatists, and filmmakers drew on Sades philosophy in the bedroom to challenge oppressive regimes and their restrictive codes and conventions of gender and sexuality. She provides close analyses of early illustrated editions of Sades works and looks at drawings, paintings, and photographs by leading surrealists such as Andre Masson, Leonor Fini, and Man Ray. She explains how Sades ideas were reflected in the writings of Guillaume Apollinaire and the fiction of Anne Desclos, who wrote her erotic novel, Story of O, as a love letter to critic Jean Paulhan, an admirer of Sade. Mahon explores how Sade influenced the happenings of Jean-Jacques Lebel, the theatre of Peter Brook, the cinema of Pier Paolo Pasolini, and the multimedia art of Paul Chan. She also discusses responses to Sade by feminist theorists such as Simone de Beauvoir, Susan Sontag, and Angela Carter. Beautifully illustrated, The Marquis de Sade and the Avant-Garde demonstrates that Sade inspired generations of artists to imagine new utopian visions of living, push the boundaries of the body and the body politic, and portray the unthinkable in their art.The Marquis de Sade and the Avant-Garde [is] a book that is a treasure house of information and inspiration, at the same time scholarly and completely engaging... An important work to add to your bookshelf; it will fascinate you, it will inspire you, and it will delight you. Penelope Rosemont, Rain Taxi Review of BooksPerceptive. Allan Graubard, Leonardo Reviews[A] remarkable new book...In this deeply researched study, Mahon moves gracefully from a thorough exposition and analysis of Sades life and work to his many critics....She leaves her readers with the urgent reflection that Sades function has unceasingly been to provoke an assessment of lifes value. This is a timely and important book and should be widely read. Katharine Conley, French ForumA beautifully written and meticulously researched defense of another kind. Mahon deftly narrates the history of Sade the person as well as what she calls the "Sadean imagination"...Mahons study of Sade and defense of his texts as central to the legacies of the avant-garde are, no doubt, well-argued and deeply researched, and they make for a compelling read; the book is a significant and important contribution. Angelique Szymanek, CAA Reviews Author Biography Alyce Mahon is Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History at the University of Cambridge. She is the author of Surrealism and the Politics of Eros, 1938-1968; Eroticism and Art; and Dorothea Tanning: A Surrealist World. Details ISBN 0691264627 ISBN-13 9780691264622 Title The Marquis de Sade and the Avant-Garde Author Alyce Mahon Format Paperback Year 2025 Pages 296 Publisher Princeton University Press GE_Item_ID:169388386; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. 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