INTEGRAL MONSTROSITY. MARQUIS DE SADE - BOGDAN BANASIAK
Discover the fascinating, albeit controversial figure of the Marquis de Sade through the eyes of the eminent expert Professor Bogdan Banasiak. This monograph is not only a study of the life and work of the scandalous writer, but also a profound analysis of his influence on philosophy and culture. Immerse yourself in the dark world of libertinism, sadism, and unlimited freedom that revolutionized thinking about man and society.
- Complete analysis of the work of the Marquis de Sade
- By the world-famous expert Prof. Bogdan Banasiak
- The first monograph in Polish devoted to the Marquis de Sade
- Shows the Marquis as a precursor of Nietzsche and a thinker anticipating contemporary cultural dilemmas
- Analysis of the consequences of the Marquis's project, describing man's entanglement in extreme situations
- Demystification of traditional values and anchor points
Professor Bogdan Banasiak, who has been exploring the thought of Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade (1740-1814) for over 30 years, presents the most complete and comprehensive analysis of his work. He shows it as still relevant and alive, and the Marquis himself (writer, philosopher, libertine) as a precursor of Friedrich Nietzsche, anticipating contemporary cultural dilemmas and philosophical tendencies.
Integral Monstrosity is the first monograph in Polish devoted to the Marquis de Sade, one of the most controversial and shocking writers. The author paints a portrait of a dark figure and a clairvoyant thinker who - combining pornography and philosophy - both repelled and attracted, and whose name became a symbol of perversion (sadism) and scandal.
The book outlines the consequences of the Marquis's project, which, by describing man's inevitable entanglement in the extreme - eroticism, violence, crime, loneliness and death - demystifies traditionally understood values and anchor points (the death of God), to outline a perspective on integral sovereignty, i.e. absolute freedom, which, according to the Marquis de Sade, is the only one worthy of the name. Hardcover edition, 480 pages.
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