{"product_id":"venus-in-furs-barnes-noble-digital-library-9781411467392","title":"Venus in Furs (Barnes \u0026 Noble Digital Library)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMost of us are familiar with the term \"masochism,\" but few have read the scandalous story that gave a name to the fetish: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's novella \u003ci\u003eVenus in Furs (Venus im Pelz)\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1870. A sensational depiction of an erotic passion that defies the norms of nineteenth-century sexuality and gender, the story charts the stages of masculine obsession and collapse, leading a cultivated European aristocrat from his fantasy of abasement at the hands of a domineering woman to a climax of brutal physical violence. It remains a foundational work of modern culture, defining a sexual perversion while also offering a critical lens through which to view persistent structures of masculinity and power. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BookAnnex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67898434420914,"sku":"9781411467392","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/7418\/0786\/files\/9781411467392.jpg?v=1793876496","url":"https:\/\/shop.hachettebookgroup.com\/products\/venus-in-furs-barnes-noble-digital-library-9781411467392","provider":"Hachette Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}