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...Austrian noble Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836-95) publishes “Venus im Pelz?? (Venus in Furs), a semi-autobiographical work about a man who convinces a woman to make him her slave. The beautiful woman, the Venus in furs of the title, becomes cruel and abusive while trying to sexually please. The Romantic era work caused an outrage in Sacher-Masoch’s home city of Lemburg and has been subject to frequent bans ever since...

Author: By Anne M. Lowrey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: From Freud to America: A short history of sadomasochism | 10/28/2004 | See Source »

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