Justine, or, The misfortunes of virtue /
Justine's attachment to virtue attracts nothing but misfortune, and she is subjected to an unending catalogue of sexual abuse. Sade's best-known novel, it overturns all religious, moral, and political norms, and still has the power to shock.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Series: | Oxford world's classics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Justine's attachment to virtue attracts nothing but misfortune, and she is subjected to an unending catalogue of sexual abuse. Sade's best-known novel, it overturns all religious, moral, and political norms, and still has the power to shock. |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the French. Previously issued in print: 2012. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xliv, 273 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780191923333 (ebook) : |
| DOI: | 10.1093/owc/9780199572847.001.0001 |