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There have been many and varied references to the Marquis de Sade in popular culture, including fictional works, biographies and more minor references. The namesake of the psychological and subcultural term ''sadism'', his name is used variously to evoke sexual violence, licentiousness and freedom of speech.〔Phillips, John, 2005, ''The Marquis De Sade: A Very Short Introduction'', Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-280469-3.〕 In modern culture his works are simultaneously viewed as masterful analyses of how power and economics work, and as erotica.〔Guins, Raiford, and Cruz, Omayra Zaragoza, 2005, ''Popular Culture: A Reader'', Sage Publications, ISBN 0-7619-7472-5.〕 Sade's sexually explicit works were a medium for the articulation of the corrupt and hypocritical values of the elite in his society, which caused him to become imprisoned. He thus became a symbol of the artist's struggle with the censor. Sade's use of pornographic devices to create provocative works that subvert the prevailing moral values of his time inspired many other artists in a variety of media. The cruelties depicted in his works gave rise to the concept of sadism. Sade's works have to this day been kept alive by artists and intellectuals because they espouse a philosophy of extreme individualism that became reality in the economic liberalism of the following centuries.〔MacNair, Brian, 2002, ''Striptease Culture: Sex, Media and the Democratization of Desire'', Routledge, ISBN 0-415-23733-5.〕 There has been a resurgence of interest in Sade in the past fifty years. Leading French intellectuals like Roland Barthes, Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault have published studies of Sade. There has been continuing interest in Sade by scholars and artists in recent years.〔 ==Plays== * The play by Peter Weiss titled ''The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat, as performed by the inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the direction of the Marquis de Sade'', or ''Marat/Sade'' for short, is a fictional account of Sade directing a play in Charenton, where he was confined for many years. In the play, the Marquis de Sade is used as a cynical representative of the spirit of the senses. He debates Jean-Paul Marat who represents the spirit of revolution.〔Dancyger, Ken, 2002, ''The Technique of Film and Video Editing: History, Theory, and Practice'', Focal Press, ISBN 0-240-80225-X.〕 * The Japanese writer Yukio Mishima wrote a play titled ''Madame de Sade''. * The Canadian writer/actor Barry Yzereef wrote a play titled ''Sade'', a one-man show set in Vincennes prison. * Doug Wright wrote a play, ''Quills'', a surreal account of the attempts of the Charenton governors to censor the Marquis' writing, which was adapted into the slightly less surreal film of the same name. * La Fura dels Baus have toured worldwide their production, ''XXX'', which is said to be based upon Sade's work and thoughts. The production has been met with criticism and controversy everywhere it has been shown. * ''Lost Cherry Orchard'' is a dramatic performance by Czech theatre company Depressed Children Long for Money (Depresivní děti touží po penězích) based on ''Philosophy in the Bedroom'' by Sade and ''The Cherry Orchard'' by Anton Chekhov suggesting that Mme Ranevskaya spent her years in Paris in the salon of Marquis de Sade and performed fifteen-year-old virgin Eugénie, the main character of ''Philosophy in the Bedroom''. When her daughter Anya comes to Paris, Ranevskaya returns to Russia, taking all spectators with her (in the original Czech production in 2007 the technically demanding production included two remote sets (Paris and Siberia) and a train transport for cast and audience). After the end of the Chekhovian part, Mme Ranevskaya leaves Siberia to meet her French lover again, Marquis de Sade himself, leaving all the cast of ''The Cherry Orchard'' and all spectators in Russia. The performance combines the sadistic brutality of ''Philosophy in the Bedroom'' with the world of total losers of ''The Cherry Orchard''. * ''Divine Marquis'' is a play by John Phillips, based on recently discovered correspondence between the young marquis de Sade and his seventeen-year-old sister-in-law, Anne Prospère de Launay, detailing their love-affair and its repercussions. The play was staged at the Barons Court Theatre in London from 29 September to 18 October 2009. * ''The Marquis De Sade's JUSTINE'', an opera libretto/verse play by Meron Langsner and Silvia Graziano, was first given a staged reading at the Boston Playwrights Theatre on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2011 as a benefit for Fort Point Theatre Channel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marquis de Sade in popular culture」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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