Sonic Youth Gossip - what are you reading?

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

From my research, De Sade wrote it while incarcerated. He intended it as a satire of the actions and debauchery of the ruling aristocrats of his time. Then, just as now, the ruling classes pretend to be righteous, religious, moral folks, all the while they rape their children, force their Slavic mail-order wives to fornicate with large dogs, and play golf every other day. Wait, that's just Trump.

I may be in error.

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According to the introduction to the book there have been quite a few interpretations made over the years about what 120 Days of Sodom is about but none are based on anything de Sade ever said about his work. The analyses all seem to be based on interpreting the text to fit contemporary thought of whatever era. I.e. most likely intellectual hot air (probably to excuse their enjoyment in reading it)