Project Gutenberg 2009-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 19763 Sade, marquis de 1740 1814 Sade, Donatien Alphonse François de, comte, called Marquis de De Sade, marquis Sade, Donatien Alphonse Francois de, comte, called Marquis de Sade, D.-A.-F. (Donatien-Alphonse-François) Sade, Donatien-Alphonse-François, marquis de Marquis de Sade Les crimes de l'amour Précédé d'un avant-propos, suivi des idées sur les romans, de l'auteur des crimes de l'amour à Villeterque, d'une notice bio-bibliographique du marquis de Sade: l'homme et ses écrits et du discours prononcé par le marquis de Sade à la section des piques. Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Jean-Adrien Brothier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Les crimes de l'amour" by Marquis de Sade is a collection of erotic narratives written in the late 18th century. The work explores historical and romantic themes, showcasing the author’s signature focus on the darker aspects of love, desire, and human nature. Central to the opening portion is the character Juliette de Castelnau, a young woman of exceptional beauty and courage, who becomes entangled in the turbulent political and religious conflicts of France during the 16th century, especially concerning her father and her love for Raunai. The opening of the narrative sets the stage in France post the Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis, highlighting internal conflicts exacerbated by religious divisions. Juliette's father, the Baron de Castelnau, is imprisoned due to his Protestant beliefs, and Juliette is determined to save him, revealing her fierce commitment to both her faith and family. Through a series of dramatic encounters, including Juliette’s negotiation with the Duke of Guise, the text introduces themes of sacrifice, love, and moral dilemmas as Juliette faces the grim prospect of having to choose between her father's life and her own desires. This entanglement promises a complex exploration of the intersections between passion and violence, fidelity and betrayal, inherent in Sade's provocative style. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Erotic literature, French PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: French Literature Category: Sexuality & Erotica 369297 2025-07-12T04:00:38.790815 text/html 364483 2009-05-08T06:32:30 text/html 339056 2025-07-12T04:00:46.158751 application/epub+zip 344385 2025-07-12T04:00:41.093803 application/epub+zip 214703 2025-07-12T04:00:39.628829 application/epub+zip 661339 2025-07-12T04:00:49.677772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627246 2025-07-12T04:00:45.074759 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273653 2022-09-13T10:47:59.671271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325709 2025-07-12T04:00:37.921803 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 318220 2009-05-08T06:32:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20938 2025-07-12T04:00:49.811741 application/rdf+xml 12650 2025-07-12T04:00:40.137805 image/jpeg 3191 2025-07-12T04:00:39.884825 image/jpeg 124903 2009-05-08T06:32:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 266742 2009-05-08T06:32:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 331532 2025-07-12T04:00:38.854843 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia