| Venus in Furs Revised Edition Contributor(s): Sacher-Masoch, Leopold Von (Author), Neugroschel, Joachim (Translator), Wolff, Larry (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0140447814 ISBN-13: 9780140447811 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: First published in 1870, Venus in Furs gained for its author both notoriety and a degree of immortality when the word "masochism" -- derived from his name -- entered the psychiatric lexicon. The novel describes the sexual obsessions of Severin von Kusiemski, a European nobleman with the desire "to be the slave of a woman". Severin finds his ideal of voluptuous cruelty in the merciless Wanda von Dunajew. Not simply a lurid tale of sexual perversion, nor a Victorian fantasy of antique decadence, Venus in Furs is a passionate and powerful portrayal of one man's struggle to enlighten and instruct himself and his world in the realm of desire. Influential on Freud, Thomas Mann, and Arthur Schnitzler, Venus in Furs remains a classic literary statement on sexual submission and control. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Erotica - Bdsm - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99055346 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.05" W x 7.67" (0.27 lbs) 160 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Venus in Furs describes the obsessions of Severin von Kusiemski, a European nobleman who desires to be enslaved to a woman. Severin finds his ideal of voluptuous cruelty in the merciless Wanda von Dunajew. This is a passionate and powerful portrayal of one man's struggle to enlighten and instruct himself and others in the realm of desire. Published in 1870, the novel gained notoriety and a degree of immortality for its author when the word masochism--derived from his name--entered the vocabulary of psychiatry. This remains a classic literary statement on sexual submission and control. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
