Items related to Justine, or the Misfortunes of Virtue (Oxford World's...

Justine, or the Misfortunes of Virtue (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

 
9780199572847: Justine, or the Misfortunes of Virtue (Oxford World's Classics)
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
This is the first new translation in over forty years of Sade's novel Justine. It is also the first ever critical edition, based on the original 1791 version of the story, which is the most accessible and artistically successful of the three versions. The novel tells the story of the beautiful and devout Justine, whose steadfast faith and naive trust destine her from the outset for sexual exploitation and martyrdom. The unending catalog of disasters that befall her, during which she is subject to any number of perverse practices, illustrate Sade's belief in the primacy of Nature over civilization. Virtue is no match for vice, and as criminality and violence triumph, Justine is doomed to suffer. Indeed, the novel mounts a ferocious physical and intellectual assault on absolute notions of good and evil.

John Phillips's lively translation conveys the tone of Sade's original text and his introduction situates Sade's narrative in its historical, literary, and philosophical background, discussing such major themes as attitudes to women, the church, the justice system, and the world of finance, the sadistic and masochistic elements, and the novel's reception. The extensive notes shed light on religious and philosophical ideas and explain allusions to topical events.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:

John Phillips is Emeritus Professor at London Metropolitan University. An authority on Sade, his books include Sade: The Libertine Novels, The Marquis de Sade: A Very Short Introduction, and How to Read Sade.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherOxford University Press
  • Publication date2013
  • ISBN 10 0199572844
  • ISBN 13 9780199572847
  • BindingPaperback
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages320
  • Rating

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Seller Image

Sade, Marquise de; Phillips, John (TRN)
Published by Oxford University Press (2013)
ISBN 10: 0199572844 ISBN 13: 9780199572847
New Softcover Quantity: 5
Seller:
GreatBookPrices
(Columbia, MD, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 18478505-n

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 10.99
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 2.64
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Marquis de Sade
Published by Oxford University Press (2013)
ISBN 10: 0199572844 ISBN 13: 9780199572847
New Softcover Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Lakeside Books
(Benton Harbor, MI, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!. Seller Inventory # OTF-S-9780199572847

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 9.65
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.99
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Marquis de Sade
Published by Oxford University Press (2013)
ISBN 10: 0199572844 ISBN 13: 9780199572847
New Soft Cover Quantity: 1
Seller:
booksXpress
(Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780199572847

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 14.47
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Marquis de Sade
Published by Oxford University Press (2013)
ISBN 10: 0199572844 ISBN 13: 9780199572847
New Paperback Quantity: 4
Seller:
Save With Sam
(North Miami, FL, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New!. Seller Inventory # 0199572844

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 15.29
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Marquis De Sade
Published by Oxford University Press (2013)
ISBN 10: 0199572844 ISBN 13: 9780199572847
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
GF Books, Inc.
(Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. Seller Inventory # 0199572844-2-1

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 17.58
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

The Marquis de Sade
ISBN 10: 0199572844 ISBN 13: 9780199572847
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Grand Eagle Retail
(Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'I have become whore through goodwill and libertine through virtue.' Orphaned and penniless at the age of twelve, the beautiful and devout Justine embarks upon her remarkable odyssey. Her steadfast faith and naive trust in trust in everyone she meets destine her from the outset for sexual exploitation and martyrdom. The unending catalogue of disasters that befall her, during which she is subject to any number of perversepractices, illustrate Sade's belief in the primacy of Nature over civilization. Virtue is no match for vice, and as criminality and violence triumph, Justine is doomed to suffer. Sade's writingshave become a byword for transgression and obscenity, and the logical amorality of his philosophy still has the power to shock. By overturning social, religious, and political norms he puts under scrutiny conventional ideas of justice, power, life, and death. Justine is a ferocious physical and intellectual assault on absolute notions of good and evil, and as such, one of the earliest literary manifestos for atheism. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years OxfordWorld's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth ofother valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Justine's attachment to virtue attracts nothing but misfortune, and she is subjected to an unending catalogue of sexual abuse. Sade's best-known novel, it overturns all religious, moral, and political norms, and still has the power to shock. This new translation of the 1791 version is the first for over 40 years, and the first critical edition. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780199572847

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 17.60
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Marquis de Sade; John Phillips [Translator]
Published by Oxford University Press (2013)
ISBN 10: 0199572844 ISBN 13: 9780199572847
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Ergodebooks
(Houston, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # DADAX0199572844

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 17.94
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Marquis De Sade
Published by Oxford University Press (2013)
ISBN 10: 0199572844 ISBN 13: 9780199572847
New Softcover Quantity: > 20
Seller:
California Books
(Miami, FL, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # I-9780199572847

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 19.00
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Marquis De Sade
Published by Oxford University Press (2013)
ISBN 10: 0199572844 ISBN 13: 9780199572847
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Ebooksweb
(Bensalem, PA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. . Seller Inventory # 52GZZZ0102WC_ns

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 19.94
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Sade, John Phillips
ISBN 10: 0199572844 ISBN 13: 9780199572847
New paperback Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Blackwell's
(Oxford, OX, United Kingdom)

Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780199572847

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 14.28
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 5.68
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

There are more copies of this book

View all search results for this book