Defining masochism as 'literary perversion', this book probes the productivity of masochistic aesthetics in the literature of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch and contemporary queer films, analysing radical accounts of desire, gender, and sexuality.

Autorentext

BARBARA MENNEL is Assistant Professor of German Studies and Cinema Studies in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies and the Department of English at the University of Florida, USA.

Inhalt
The Literary Perversion: The Invention of Masochism at the Fin-de-Siecle The Gendered Fantasy of Masochistic Aesthetics: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's Venus in Furs Lesbian Sadomasochism Rewrites Venus in Furs: Monika Treut and Elfi Mikesch's Seduction: The Cruel Woman Cross-Dressing for Platonic Love: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's The Love of Pluto Male Femininity as Sacrificial Corpse: Kutlug Ataman's Lola and Billy the Kid