Aline et Valcour, ou Le Roman Philosophique. Tome 3 by marquis de Sade
"Aline et Valcour, ou Le Roman Philosophique. Tome 3" by Marquis de Sade is an epistolary novel written between 1786-1789 while the author was imprisoned in the Bastille. The work interweaves the virtuous love story of Aline and Valcour with exotic travel narratives through southern Europe and Africa. At its heart lie two contrasting kingdoms: the brutal, cannibalistic African realm of Butua and the utopian Pacific island of Tamoé, ruled by philosopher-king
Zamé—a philosophical exploration of vice versus virtue in radically different societies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sade, marquis de, 1740-1814 |
|---|---|
| Title | Aline et Valcour, ou Le Roman Philosophique. Tome 3 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aline_and_Valcour Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aline_et_Valcour |
| Credits | Phyllis Eccleston Based on a transcription made available by Wikisource (Bibliothèque libre of the Wikimedia Foundation) at fr.wikisource.org and on a digital photographic reproduction made available by Gallica (Bibliothèque numérique of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France) at gallica.bnf.fr. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Erotic literature -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 60827 |
| Release Date | Dec 2, 2019 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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