Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade, was one of the most successful writers of his time. However, he spent most of his life behind bars. His novels inspired the term "sadistic" - "a person who ...

Pyotr Pavlensky, 34, has become notorious in Europe for his dramatic acts of protest. In 2012, he sewed his lips shut in response to the jailing of the feminist punk collective Pussy Riot. The ...

Signed, Artist: Jose Luis Cuevas, Mexican (1934 - 2017), Title: Justine y el Marquez de Sade from the Intolerance Portfolio, Year: 1989, Medium: Aquatint Etching, Signed and numbered in pencil, 50, ...

Social constructs and questions of control are preoccupations the late British writer Angela Carter returns to time and time again. This is especially true of the inflammatory piece of feminist ...

Alexander Howard does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Two hundred and thirty-one years ago this month, King Louis XVI of France lost his head. His execution by guillotine was a precursor of the Reign of Terror, a 10-month period from 1793 to 1794 when ...

In order to understand the times we live in, it is essential that we know where we have come from. While this is true of personal history it is also true of our collective history – which is perhaps ...

In this solo performance Isabelle Huppert masterfully brings to life the fictional characters of Justine and Juliette, emblematic figures from the work of the prolific French novelist, philosopher, ...