The representation of masochism and queer desire in film and literature / Barbara Mennel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mennel, Barbara Caroline.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sacher-Masoch, Leopold, Ritter von, 1835-1895.

Masochism in motion pictures.

Homosexuality in motion pictures.

Sacher-Masoch, Leopold, Ritter von, 1835-1895--Criticism and interpretation.

Sacher-Masoch, Leopold.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

ix, 208 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Summary:

This book connects the invention of masochism by turn-of-the-century sexologist Richard von Krafft-Ebing and writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch to its contemporary appropriation by gay and lesbian filmmakers. Krafft-Ebing conceived of masochism as a literary perversion and as a gendered affliction. Mennel compares central texts by Sacher-Masoch with Monika Treut' s film "Seduction: The Cruel Woman" and Kutlug Ataman' s film "Lola and Billy the Kid," negotiating contemporary feminist theory and queer studies organized around gender and sexuality, on the one hand, and the fetish and masquerade, on the other.

Contents:

1 The Literary Perversion: The Invention of Masochism at the Fin-de-siecle 11

2 The Gendered Fantasy of Masochistic Aesthetics: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's Venus in Furs 37

3 Lesbian Desire Rewrites Venus in Furs: Monika Treut and Elfi Mikesch's Seduction: The Cruel Woman 73

4 Cross-Dressing for Platonic Love: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's The Love of Plato 105

5 Male Femininity as Sacrificial Corpse: Kutlug Ataman's Lola and Billy the Kid 139.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-198) and index.

ISBN:

1403979979

9781403979971

OCLC:

77716941

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