Venus In Furs - 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
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: May 07, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 204 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 153313619X
• | ISBN-13: 9781533136190