Venus in Furs (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781533136190)

Most of us are familiar with the term "masochism," but few have read the scandalous story that gave a name to the fetish: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's novella "Venus in Furs (Venus im Pelz)," first published in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1870. A sensational depiction of an erotic passion that defies the norms of nineteenth-century sexuality and gender, the story charts the stages of masculine obsession and collapse, leading a cultivated European aristocrat from his fantasy of abasement at the hands of a domineering woman to a climax of brutal physical violence. It remains a foundational work of modern culture, defining a sexual perversion while also offering a critical lens through which to view persistent structures of masculinity and power.

Author: Ritter Von Leopold Sacher-Masoch
ISBN-10: 153313619X
ISBN-13: 9781533136190
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2016
Pages: 206
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.44d