The Marquis de Sade is simply a side effect of the Enlightenment Age. The Unknown Face of the Father of Sadism

Marquis de Sade. Libertyn. Degenerate. Pervers. However, these terms make this figure much simpler. The celebrated marquis is more than that. It shows the dark side of the Enlightenment Age. Something that the age of light in its optimistic belief in reason overlooked: the shadow of man. The Marquis de Sade brings out the eventual extremist consequences. His character is the personified reverse of enlightenment. religion [...]