Aline and Valcour, Vol. 3

Set against the impending riptide of the French Revolution and composed while Sade was imprisoned in the Bastille, AlineValcour is a sprawling and intellectually sweeping work. Unlike 120 Days of Sodom, while not pornographic, AlineValcour embodies the multiple themes and ideas that would become the hallmark of Sade's more sulfurous works.