Venus in furs

Author(s)

• Sacher-Masoch, Leopold, Ritter von
• Neugroschel, Joachim
• Wolff, Larry

Bibliographic Information

Venus in furs

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch ; translated from the German by Joachim Neugroschel ; with an introduction by Larry Wolff and notes by Joachim Neugroschel

（Penguin classics）

Penguin Books, 2000

Other Title

Venus im Pelz

Uniform Title

Venus im Pelz

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. xxix-xxx)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

'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 the vocabulary of psychiatry. This remains a classic literary statement on sexual submission and control.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA49515949
• ISBN:
  • 0140447814
• LCCN: 99055346
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: ger
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xxx, 126 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PT2461.S3
  • DC21 : 833/.8
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00305646