"Justine", "Philosophy in the Bedroom" and Other Writings

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I will say this about the introductory material though, the section with the historical time-line was superb.

You should definitely read it, if only for the fact that de Sade is a classic as far as erotica goes.

But Justine is only the first part of what he ultimately envisioned--Juliette is the second part of La Nouvelle Justine. Not only do they think about their internal motivations, they are also happy to expound on this at length to their captives! Through the letters, de Sade's passion for his lifestyle and his anger over his situation come through eloquently. All in all, I would recommend this great work, but I realize that this is surely not a work for everyone, so if what I've said appeals to you, read it, if not, don't read it.

This second point is that criminals are in general curious people, more curious than law-abiding people: I mean unusual, giving more food for thought. I wanted to better understand Horkheimer and Adorno’s essay in Dialectic of Enlightenment and Lacan’s “Kant avec Sade. This literary portrait of Sade is completed by one of his earliest philosophical efforts, Dialogue between a Priest and a Dying Man, a selection of his letters, a fifty-page chronology of his life, two important essays on Sade, and a bibliography of his work.It's interesting to note that de Sade's "moral" fiction presents the dangers that libertines can present to society--he warns his readers that he must relate such horrors to let them know what to expect; while, of course, satifying his own desire to exercise the freedom given to him by Nature.