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'''''Justine''''' was a [[book]] written by [[Marquis de Sade]] in the [[18th century]]. The original manuscript was called '''''The Misfortunes of Virtue'''''. Whilst de Sade thought that he had destroyed the only copies of the first version, [[Catherine Arouette]] was able to obtain one and adapted it for a play.
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'''''Justine''''' was a [[book]] written by [[Marquis de Sade]] in the [[18th century]].


The story followed a character called Sophie who led a difficult life in which her abusers were rewarded for their [[sin]]s whilst she, remaining virtuous to the end, is killed when she is struck by [[lightning]]. The villains were [[Dalville]] and [[Bressac]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)|The Man in the Velvet Mask]]'')
It was based on an earlier, less shocking manuscript entitled '''''The Misfortunes of Virtue''''', which followed a character named Sophie who led a difficult life in which her abusers were rewarded for their [[sin]]s while she, remaining virtuous to the end, was killed by [[lightning]]. The villains were [[Dalville]] and [[Bressac]]. Sade thought that he had destroyed the only copies of ''The Misfortunes of Virtue'', but [[Catherine Arouette]] was able to obtain one and adapted it for a play. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)|The Man in the Velvet Mask]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
Marquis de Sade published multiple editions of ''Justine'' throughout his life. The last was accompanied by a continuation, {{wi|Juliette (novel)|Juliette}}; both ''[[The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)|The Man in the Velvet Mask]]'' and ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'' depicted de Sade with a girl named Juliette: [[Juliette Picard]] and [[Juliette Vierge]], respectively.
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Latest revision as of 17:39, 16 August 2022

Justine (book)
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Justine was a book written by Marquis de Sade in the 18th century.

It was based on an earlier, less shocking manuscript entitled The Misfortunes of Virtue, which followed a character named Sophie who led a difficult life in which her abusers were rewarded for their sins while she, remaining virtuous to the end, was killed by lightning. The villains were Dalville and Bressac. Sade thought that he had destroyed the only copies of The Misfortunes of Virtue, but Catherine Arouette was able to obtain one and adapted it for a play. (PROSE: The Man in the Velvet Mask)

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