Sentence:  Finally , the theatrical ( and perversely erotic ) notions of dressing up , cosmetics , disguise , and especially change of costume ( or singularity of costume , as with Cipolla ) , are characteristically associated with the catastrophes of Mann 's <WSD>stories</WSD> . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events