The 120 Days of Sodom
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The 120 Days of Sodom is an infamous, unfinished 18th-century novel by Marquis de Sade that graphically depicts extreme sexual violence and depravity, making it one of the most controversial works in Western literature.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom | 2 |
| Les 120 Journées de Sodome | 1 |
| Les 120 Journées de Sodome ou l’école du libertinage | 1 |
| The 120 Days of Sodom canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4280680 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The 120 Days of Sodom Context triple: [Marquis de Sade, notableWork, The 120 Days of Sodom]
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A.
The Confessions of Felix Krull
The Confessions of Felix Krull is a picaresque novel by Thomas Mann that humorously chronicles the rise of a charming con artist through society by means of deception and role‑playing.
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B.
The Garden of Sinners
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C.
Crimes Against Nature
"Crimes Against Nature" is a nonfiction book by environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that critiques corporate pollution and government complicity in environmental degradation.
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D.
Vile Bodies
Vile Bodies is a satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh that portrays the reckless, hedonistic lifestyle of England’s interwar “Bright Young Things.”
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E.
La Rabouilleuse
La Rabouilleuse is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, that explores themes of inheritance, family conflict, and social ambition in post-Napoleonic France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The 120 Days of Sodom Target entity description: The 120 Days of Sodom is an infamous, unfinished 18th-century novel by Marquis de Sade that graphically depicts extreme sexual violence and depravity, making it one of the most controversial works in Western literature.
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A.
The Confessions of Felix Krull
The Confessions of Felix Krull is a picaresque novel by Thomas Mann that humorously chronicles the rise of a charming con artist through society by means of deception and role‑playing.
-
B.
The Garden of Sinners
The Garden of Sinners is a Japanese dark fantasy film series based on Kinoko Nasu’s light novels, known for its complex narrative, philosophical themes, and stylish animation by ufotable.
-
C.
Crimes Against Nature
"Crimes Against Nature" is a nonfiction book by environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that critiques corporate pollution and government complicity in environmental degradation.
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D.
Vile Bodies
Vile Bodies is a satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh that portrays the reckless, hedonistic lifestyle of England’s interwar “Bright Young Things.”
-
E.
La Rabouilleuse
La Rabouilleuse is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, that explores themes of inheritance, family conflict, and social ambition in post-Napoleonic France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French literature work
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erotic novel ⓘ novel ⓘ sadomasochistic literature ⓘ unfinished work ⓘ |
| adaptation | Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Pier Paolo Pasolini ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Les 120 Journées de Sodome ou l’école du libertinage
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linked to:
The 120 Days of Sodom
|
| author | Marquis de Sade ⓘ |
| controversy |
censorship
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obscenity trials ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
considered one of the most extreme works in Western literature
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debated for its philosophical significance ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1785 ⓘ |
| ethicalDebate |
discussion of artistic freedom versus obscenity
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questions about representation of violence ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Eugen Dühren ⓘ |
| genre |
erotica
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libertine literature ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ pornographic literature ⓘ transgressive fiction ⓘ |
| influenced |
Georges Bataille
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Pier Paolo Pasolini ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Enlightenment
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linked to:
Age of Enlightenment
libertinism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
corruption of morality
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depravity ⓘ libertine philosophy ⓘ power and domination ⓘ sadism ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ |
| manuscriptForm | scroll ⓘ |
| manuscriptHistory |
rediscovered in the 19th century
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thought lost after the storming of the Bastille ⓘ |
| material | paper ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | frame narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial content
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extreme cruelty ⓘ graphic depictions of sexual violence ⓘ influence on transgressive literature ⓘ |
| numberOfProtagonists | 4 ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Les 120 Journées de Sodome
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linked to:
The 120 Days of Sodom
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| partTitles |
The Month of December
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linked to:
December
The Month of February ⓘ
linked to:
February
The Month of January ⓘ
linked to:
January
The Month of November ⓘ
linked to:
November
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| periodOfComposition | October 1785 ⓘ |
| placeOfWriting |
Bastille
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Paris ⓘ |
| protagonistType | libertine aristocrats ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| setting | remote castle in the Black Forest ⓘ |
| status | unfinished ⓘ |
| structure | four parts ⓘ |
| timeSetting | 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: The 120 Days of Sodom Description of subject: The 120 Days of Sodom is an infamous, unfinished 18th-century novel by Marquis de Sade that graphically depicts extreme sexual violence and depravity, making it one of the most controversial works in Western literature.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: The 120 Days of Sodom
linked to: The 120 Days of Sodom
linked to: The 120 Days of Sodom
linked to: The 120 Days of Sodom