Masochism
Subtitle: the art of power
By: Nick Mansfield.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
Subjects: Masochism in literature.; Literature, Modern -- Psychological aspects.
Description: How does the male masochist provide a metaphor for modern and postmodern power? Present orthodoxy understands masculine power as invested in unity, identity, presence and technology. In this provocative work, however, Mansfield challenges our fundamental assumptions about masculine power in the postmodern era. Utilizing representations of masochism in literature, psychopathology, philosophy and cultural theory, the author argues that masculine power can now best be understood as masochistic.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [105]-108) and index.