Researching Marquis de Sade
What books did he write?
The most famous novels that de Sade wrote were The Crimes of Love (a collection of short gothic tales) and Justine. Both of these books contain a lot of overtly sexual and almost disturbing situations that de Sade was actually interested in himself. He was imprisoned for sexual offences so therefore it shows that he wrote these stories to satisfy himself with the disturbing thoughts he was having.
What were his views on sexual preference?
Sade had very open minded views on sexual preference. He had been involved with sexual relationships with members of both sexes and even at some points committed blasphemy; which in those days was a very extreme offence. He was a very abusive partner to be with and his first major scandal was extremely bad.
"Sade procured the sexual services of a woman, Rose Keller; whether she was a prostitute or not is widely disputed. He was accused of taking her to his chateau at Arcueil, imprisoning her there and sexually and physically abusing her. She escaped by climbing out of a second-floor window and running away. At this time, la Présidente, de Sade's mother-in-law, obtained a lettre de cachet (a royal order of arrest and imprisonment, without stated cause or access to the courts) from the king, excluding Sade from the jurisdiction of the courts. The lettre de cachet would later prove disastrous for the marquis."
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