Masochism: The Art of Power

by Nick Mansfield

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How does the male masochist provide a metaphor for modern and postmodern power? Through a study of the representations of masochism in literature, psychopathology, philosophy, and cultural theory, Mansfield challenges our fundamental assumptions about masculine power in the postmodern era, arguing that masculine power has become masochistic. In the later twentieth century, the author argues, power presents itself as powerlessness but this deconstruction of traditional masculine authority does not result in a diminution of power. This provocative account traces masochism through the writings of Krafft-Ebing, Sacher-Masoch, Freud, Sartre, Proust, Genet, and Foucault.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0275957020

ISBN13:9780275957025

Release Date:January 1997

Publisher:Praeger

Length:126 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.3" x 9.6"

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory Gender Studies History & Criticism Humanities Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literary Theory Literature Men Movements & Periods

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