The Sadeian Woman

by Angela Carter

Book Overview

'The tone is one of intellectual relish . . . rational . . . refined . . . witty' NEW STATESMAN

'Her work is funny, sexy, frightening and brutal' EDMUND GORDON, GUARDIAN

'Angela Carter liked to blur boundaries and break rules' GABY WOOD, INDEPENDENT

'Sexuality is power' - so says the Marquis de Sade, philosopher and pornographer extraordinaire. His virtuous Justine keeps to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844083772
• ISBN13: 9781844083770
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Virago Press (UK)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

the Sadeian Feminist

Angela Carter (1940-1992) has written a feminist reading of the Marquis De Sade. Carter has also used the work of the Marquis as a springboard for her own insights on the relation of sexuality to power. She is able to demonstrate that sexuality is constructed not from gender but rather form a relationship between power and politics. A must-read feminist classic.

Insightful

A very thoughtful book which puts Sade's work in a whole new light. Thoughtful, evenhanded and intelligent. This one is worth the read for anyone interested in going beyond the superficial with Sade. There is a lot of nonsensence about him -- finally, someone with something important to say!