Task five: research the Marquis de Sade

Writing: he is best known for his ‘libertine novels’, which take traditional gothic elements and exaggerates them. They also challenge preceptions of issues such as sexuality, religion,law and age. He is also known for his gothic novels, which have been widely descibed as being pornograophic in nature. Some of his best known works are Justine, Juliette  and Philosophy in the Bedroom.

Sexual preferences: he was fairly liberal in his sexaul preferences, sleeping with both men and women