Philosophy in the Boudoir, or Immoral Mentors

In all his books, the Marquis de Sade preached the concept of permissiveness — freedom from any shackles, whether moral, legal, or religious. Combining exquisite prose, dark humor with vivid statements and completely immoral ideas, he composed scandalous works directed against all "cold, boring moralists." In the novel "Philosophy in the Boudoir," Madame de Saint-Ange, Monsieur Dolmance, Chevalier de Mirvel and other cynics and libertines try to teach the principles of libertinage to the young and innocent Eugénie. They have only two days to uproot from the girl's heart the seeds of virtue and faith and convince her to reject the shackles of morality.