Philosophy in the Boudoir

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Philosophy in the Boudoir
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Marquis de Sade
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 214,Width 145
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780143039013
ClassificationsDewey:843.6
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication Date 1 March 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Philosophy in the Bedroom accounts the lascivious education of a privileged young lady at the dawn of womanhood. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author Biography

Donatien Alphonse Fran ois de Sade, better known as the Marquis de Sade (1740 - 1814), was a French aristocrat and writer of philosophy-laden and often violent pornography, as well as some strictly philosophical works.