The Representation of Masochism and Queer Desire in Film and Literature

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. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction....Pages 1-10 The Literary Perversion: The Invention of Masochism at the Fin-de-siècle....Pages 11-36 The Gendered Fantasy of Masochistic Aesthetics: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s Venus in Furs....Pages 37-72 Lesbian Desire Rewrites Venus in Furs: Monika Treut and Elfi Mikesch’s Seduction: The Cruel Woman....Pages 73-104 Cross-Dressing for Platonic Love: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s The Love of Plato....Pages 105-137 Male Femininity as Sacrificial Corpse: Kutluğ Ataman’s Lola and Billy the Kid....Pages 139-172 Postscript....Pages 173-173 Back Matter....Pages 175-208