Venus in Furs - Softcover

Sacher-Masoch, Leopold Von

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604501294 ISBN 13: 9781604501292

Publisher: Tark Classic Fiction, 2008

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A classic literary exploration of sexual dominance and submission, this 1870 novel helped introduce the term "masochism" into the language of psychiatry. Author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch drew on his own experiences in the creation of this timeless psychodrama, the chronicle of a nobleman's slavish obsession with a voluptuous, whip-wielding beauty.

About the Author:

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836-1895/1905) was an Austrian writer and editor who is best known for his erotic story Venus in Furs. Educated in law, history, and mathematics, Sacher-Masoch wrote primarily Galician folklore and later served as editor of Auf der H?he. Internationale Review (At the Pinnacle. International Review) where he focused on exposing anti-semitism and championing the emancipation of women. The prominence of fantasy and fetish in Sacher-Masoch s work, particularly in Venus in Furs, led to the coining of the term masochism by psychiatrist Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing in 1886. Sacher-Masoch spent the last years of his life under psychiatric care and is believed to have died between 1895 and 1905.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tark Classic Fiction
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1604501294
• ISBN 13: 9781604501292
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120