La Comtesse de Segur A Marquise de Sade? |
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| Author:
| Luton, Lisette |
| Series title: | Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8204-4254-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1999 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang Publishing, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $41.00 |
Book Description:
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Was La Comtesse de Ségur a sadist, as many critics have suggested? True, there are as many whips in her novels as in a torture chamber. The pages are filled with illustrations befitting of sado-masochistic fantasies: cruel parents and guardians flagellating half-naked children. This in-depth study is a defense of this misunderstood and misrepresented nineteenth-century French author. It explores specific accusations of sadism against Ségur and reinterprets the violent scenes in her...
More DescriptionWas La Comtesse de Ségur a sadist, as many critics have suggested? True, there are as many whips in her novels as in a torture chamber. The pages are filled with illustrations befitting of sado-masochistic fantasies: cruel parents and guardians flagellating half-naked children. This in-depth study is a defense of this misunderstood and misrepresented nineteenth-century French author. It explores specific accusations of sadism against Ségur and reinterprets the violent scenes in her novels against the backdrop of these accusations.