Aline et Valcour, ou Le Roman Philosophique. Tome 4 by marquis de Sade

"Aline et Valcour, ou Le Roman Philosophique. Tome 4" by marquis de Sade is an epistolary novel written between 1786-1789 and published in 1793. This philosophical work interweaves letters about virtuous love between Aline and Valcour with exotic travel narratives through Europe and Africa. At its heart lie contrasting visions of two kingdoms: the brutal, cannibalistic Butua and the utopian island paradise of Tamoé, ruled by philosopher-king Zamé, exploring themes of virtue, vice, and political ideals. (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 4
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: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy 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. 61408
Release Date
Last Update Oct 17, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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