Venus in Furs Illustrated |
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Author:
| Sacher-Masoch, Leopold Von |
ISBN: | 979-8-5745-4895-0 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2020 |
Publisher: | Independently Published
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $10.39 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionVenus 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.