Against Interpretation, and Other EssaysThe first collection of essays by the brilliant critic and writer to be published in book form, containing her best writings between 1961 and 1965. |
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Page 164
... Sade's passion play on the French Revolution . The verbal action , conducted by Sade , is repeatedly interrupted by bril- liant bits of acting - out performed by the lunatics , the most forceful of which is a mass guillotining sequence ...
... Sade's passion play on the French Revolution . The verbal action , conducted by Sade , is repeatedly interrupted by bril- liant bits of acting - out performed by the lunatics , the most forceful of which is a mass guillotining sequence ...
Page 170
... Sade represents the claim of the permanence of human nature , in all its vileness , against Marat's revolutionary fervor and his belief that man can be changed by history . Sade thinks that " the world is made of bod- ies , " Marat that ...
... Sade represents the claim of the permanence of human nature , in all its vileness , against Marat's revolutionary fervor and his belief that man can be changed by history . Sade thinks that " the world is made of bod- ies , " Marat that ...
Page 171
... Sade . While the " cruelty " in Marat / Sade is not , ultimately , a moral issue , it is not an aesthetic one either . It is an ontological issue . While those who propose the aesthetic version of " cruelty " interest themselves in the ...
... Sade . While the " cruelty " in Marat / Sade is not , ultimately , a moral issue , it is not an aesthetic one either . It is an ontological issue . While those who propose the aesthetic version of " cruelty " interest themselves in the ...
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