The Marquis de Sade’s Some Thoughts on the Novel, written in 1800 while he was a prisoner in the Bastille, shows that the author of 120 Days of Sodom, Justine, Juliette and Philosophy in the Bedroom, was not only a … Continue reading →
The Marquis de Sade’s The Self-Made Cuckold, translated from the French by R J Dent, is a rare work sans the notorious content Sade is infamous for. Indeed, it contains no savagely violent orgies nor flagellation. This little gem is — … Continue reading →
Did the notorious author of Justine and The 120 Days of Sodom have a sense of humour? Indeed he did, and this story shows a side of Sade few have seen. Here is a witty, libertine tale, free of flagellation and sexual perversion. Instead, … Continue reading →
Jordy Michaels Leaps the Great Divide is a short story by R J Dent, published in Issue 38 of Philosophy Now. Here is a gallery (click an image to see image full size) of all the pages of the article.. … Continue reading →
R J Dent’s in depth feature article about the renowned fantasy and science fiction artist and illustrator, Rodney Matthews, appeared in Issue 41 of FEAR Magazine. The article, which includes a wide-ranging interview with Matthews, is entitled, Rodney Matthews: Another … Continue reading →
Two signed and dated copies of the Poems & Fragments of Alcaeus (Translated by R J Dent) are now available in the bookshop at the historic site of Pompeii in Italy. R J Dent visited the historic site in July … Continue reading →
R J Dent attended the Sheer Poetry reading event at Bookbuster bookshop, Queen’s Road, Hastings on Thursday 16th April. The event featured readings and poetry performances by a number of renowned poets. R J Dent read from a selection of his … Continue reading →
(Poems and prose-poems about the Rolling Stones)
by Jeremy Reed
with an introduction by R J Dent
How incarceration as a child affected JG Ballard’s fiction.
It wasn’t until the publication of his novel, Empire of the Sun – and its subsequent adaptation to film by Stephen Spielberg – that the literary world started to take notice of J.G. Ballard.
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