| Title | Conclusion |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Will McMorran (author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0488.05 |
| Landing page | https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0488/chapters/10.11647/obp.0488.05 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Will McMorran; |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Published on | 2025-09-24 |
| Long abstract | This conclusion reflects on the search for sensation that drives both Sadean fictions and the libertines within those fictions. It draws on a passage from the Histoire de Juliette to explore the relationship between fantasy and violence in Sade, before turning to a more recent work of fiction that asks similar questions of its audience: Kathryn Bigelow’s Strange Days (1995). The book closes with the suggestion that we need to pay more attention to the sensory cues that determine our initial responses to literary texts, and to the ethical questions raised by those responses. |
| Page range | pp. 209–218 |
| Print length | 10 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
Will McMorran is Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Queen Mary University of London. He has published several articles and book chapters on Sade and the history of his reception, and has edited and translated two of his works: 'The 120 Days of Sodom' (2016) for Penguin Classics with Thomas Wynn, which was awarded the Scott Moncrieff Prize, and The Marquise de Gange (2021) for Oxford World’s Classics. His work as a translator has also included several stories for 'The Penguin Book of French Short Stories' (2022), and Philippe Brenot’s graphic history, 'The Story of Sex' (2016).