Studies in the Libertine Literature and (Erotica) Illustrations of Eighteen-Century France

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520376
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: European literature (English literature excluded)
• Research Institution: Kwansei Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: SEKITANI Kazuhiko 関西学院大学, 法学部, 教授 (40288999)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 仏文学 / リベルタン文学 / リベルタン版画 / 18世紀 / サド / 閨房哲学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I published a Japanese translation of La Philosophie dans le boudoir, French author Marquis de Sade’s best known work. I translated the original text of the first edition owned by National Library of France (Bibliothèque nationale de France /BnF), referred to the Pléiade edition, and wrote an extended comment on important parts. In the translator’s commentary, I gave a detailed account of the libertine literature and focused on the interaction between the literature and 18th century thought.
I was invited to the international conference, “Sade’s Language,” held in Geneva University, from 26 to 28 February 2015. In the conference, I did a presentation about the difficulty of translating La Philosophie dans le boudoir, and the importance of Sade’s literature.

Free Research Field

仏文学