The 120 Days of Sodom
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The 120 Days of Sodom is an infamous, unfinished 18th-century novel by Marquis de Sade that graphically depicts extreme sexual violence and depravity, making it one of the most controversial works in Western literature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom | 2 |
| The 120 Days of Sodom canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French literature work
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erotic novel ⓘ novel ⓘ sadomasochistic literature ⓘ unfinished work ⓘ |
| adaptation | Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Pier Paolo Pasolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | Les 120 Journées de Sodome ou l’école du libertinage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Marquis de Sade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy |
censorship
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obscenity trials ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
considered one of the most extreme works in Western literature
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debated for its philosophical significance ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1785 ⓘ |
| ethicalDebate |
discussion of artistic freedom versus obscenity
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questions about representation of violence ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Eugen Dühren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
erotica
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libertine literature ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ pornographic literature ⓘ transgressive fiction ⓘ |
| influenced |
Georges Bataille
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Pier Paolo Pasolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Enlightenment
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libertinism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
corruption of morality
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depravity ⓘ libertine philosophy ⓘ power and domination ⓘ sadism ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ |
| manuscriptForm | scroll ⓘ |
| manuscriptHistory |
rediscovered in the 19th century
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thought lost after the storming of the Bastille ⓘ |
| material | paper ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | frame narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial content
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extreme cruelty ⓘ graphic depictions of sexual violence ⓘ influence on transgressive literature ⓘ |
| numberOfProtagonists | 4 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Les 120 Journées de Sodome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partTitles |
The Month of December
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The Month of February NERFINISHED ⓘ The Month of January NERFINISHED ⓘ The Month of November NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | October 1785 ⓘ |
| placeOfWriting |
Bastille
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Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistType | libertine aristocrats ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| setting | remote castle in the Black Forest ⓘ |
| status | unfinished ⓘ |
| structure | four parts ⓘ |
| timeSetting | 18th century ⓘ |
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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom