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Marquis de Sade   Listen
Marquis de Sade

noun
1.
French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term 'sadism' (1740-1814).  Synonyms: Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade, de Sade, Sade.





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... matter of forbidden subjects Zola is regarded by the present generation as a trifle old-fashioned. When alive he was grouped with Aretino and the Marquis de Sade, or with Restif de la Bretonne. To-day Paris has not only Paul Margueritte, who when writing in conjunction with his brother Victor gave much promise, but also Octave Mirbeau. With Zola, the newer ...
— Ivory Apes and Peacocks • James Huneker


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