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− | In general, the depiction of [[sadism and masochism]] in fiction tends to be portrayed from the viewpoint of masochistic fantasy. ''Note: the lists in this article are sorted in chronological order.''
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− | The role of '''Sadism and masochism in fiction''' has attracted serious scholarly attention. John Kucich has noted the importance of masochism in late-nineteenth century British colonial fiction.<ref>[http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/i8294.html Imperial Masochism: British Fiction, Fantasy, and Social Class] by John Kucich (Princeton University Press, 2006)</ref> This article provides a list of appearances of Sadism and masochism in not just literature, but various works of fiction in multiple forms of media.<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-114924480.html An esthetics of masochism? The author wonders if the curators of an Austrian exhibition on masochism in art erred in taking an overly literal approach to their subject] From ''Art in America'' (4/1/2004) by Barry Schwabsky</ref><ref>[http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/02/22/steele.html Barbara Steele's Ephemeral Skin: Feminism, Fetishism and Film] by Lecturer Patricia MacCormack of Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge</ref><ref>[http://www.amateurgourmet.com/the_amateur_gourmet/2006/06/sadism_masochis.html Sadism, Masochism, Food and Television]</ref>
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− | == Novels ==
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− | * ''Fanny Hill'' by John Cleland - Includes a detailed description of a mutual [[flagellation]] scene between Fanny and an English client.
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− | *''The 120 Days of Sodom'', ''Justine'' (1791) and ''[[Juliette]]'' (1797) by [[Marquis de Sade]] - Are written from an extreme sadistic viewpoint.<ref name="Wood-deSade">{{Harv|Wood|1995|p=1, "Derivations and Definitions".}} "The term [[sadism]] derives from the Marquis de Sade (1740-1814), a French nobleman imprisoned for his libertinism and for writing fantastic novels such as ''Justine'' and ''Juliette'' (both 1797) that equated sexual pleasure with the inflicting of pain, humiliation, and cruelty."</ref>
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− | *''Anti-Justine'' (1793) by Nicolas-Edme Rétif A response to de Sade's works, using a very similar style to describe a directly opposite political point of view.
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− | *''[[Venus in Furs]]'' (1870) by [[Leopold von Sacher-Masoch]] - Is essentially one long masochistic fantasy, where the male principal character encourages his mistress to mistreat him. Many of Sacher-Masoch's other works include themes of sadomasochism and female dominance.
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− | *[[The Torture Garden (novel)|''The Torture Garden'']] (1899) by [[Octave Mirbeau]] - Has been interpreted as an allegorical examination of western society and human condition.
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− | *''Les Onze mille verges'' (''The eleven thousand rods'') by [[Guillaume Apollinaire]] - written around 1906-1907 (the publication is neither signed nor dated).
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− | *''[[Histoire de l'oeil]]'' (''Story of the Eye'') (1928) by [[Georges Bataille]] - A short novel.
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− | *The ''[[Story of O]]'' (1954) by [[Pauline Réage]] - Another classic masochistic novel, this time written by a woman. In this novel, the female principal character is kept in a chateau and mistreated by a group of men, one of them her official lover. Later, she resumes her normal life while secretly becoming the property of one specific man, a friend of her lover's.<ref name="Wood-StoryO">{{Harv|Wood|1995|p=2, "Sadomasochistic Literature in Earlier Cultures".}} "Pauline Reage's ''The Story of O'' (1954) made a great impact on lesbian erotic writing..."</ref>
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− | *''[[The Image (novel)|L'Image]]'' (1956) by [[Catherine Robbe-Grillet]], (under the pseudonym [[Jean de Berg]]) another French woman. It was made into a 1975 film, ''[[The Image (film)|The Image]]'', also known as ''[[The Image (film)|The Punishment of Anne]]''.
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− | *''[[Gordon (novel)|Gordon]]'' (1966) by [[Edith Templeton]]
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− | *''Je... Ils...'' (1969) by [[Arthur Adamov]] _ With stories like ''Fin Août''. The author revolves around [[Masochism]], which he regarded as "immunisation against death", but does not aim erotic arousal.
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− | *Horror novelist [[Clive Barker]]'s ''[[The Hellbound Heart]]'' (1986), offers an extreme, gruesome study of sadomasochism, illustrated rather graphically by the brutal rituals of its infamous demonic antagonists. See [[Cenobite (Hellraiser)]].
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− | *''[[Die Klavierspielerin]]'' (Reinbeck, 1983) or ''[[The Piano Teacher]]'' by Elfriede Jelinek.
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− | *''[[Le lien|The Ties that Bind (Le Lien)]]'' (1993) by [[Vanessa Duriès]]
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− | *''Matriarchy: Freedom in Bondage'', [[1997]] by [[Malcolm McKesson]] (An [[Outsider art]]ist) - It tells the story of a [[Harvard]] undergraduate dominated by his mistress and forced to dress in women's clothing.
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− | *''Marketplace'' series of novels by [[Laura Antoniou]]
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− | *''[[Macho Sluts]]'' by [[Patrick Califia|Pat Califia]]<ref name="Wood-Califia">{{Harv|Wood|1995|p=4, "Pat Califia".}}</ref>
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− | *''[[Kushiel's Dart]]'' by [[Jacqueline Carey]] - Belongs in the [[fantasy fiction]] and BDSM fiction genres, along with its subsequent sequels.
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− | *Writer [[Anne Rice]] has produced a number of examples of sado-masochistic fiction, including ''[[Exit to Eden]]'' and ''[[Belinda (Anne Rice novel)|Belinda]]'' as well as ''[[The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty]]'' and its sequels, ''[[Beauty's Punishment]]'' and ''[[Beauty's Release]]''. The Sleeping Beauty books were written under the pseudonym A.N. Roquelaure.
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− | ==Specialist publishers of S/M fiction==
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− | * [[Nexus Books]]
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− | * [[Black Lace (books)|Black Lace]]
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− | * [[Silver Moon Books]]
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− | Consensual BDSM is not generally depicted accurately or sympathetically in mainstream films, to say the least; however, film-makers often find some way to incorporate [[BDSM imagery]] into many films. The following films feature BDSM as a major plot point, not just as an exploitative add-on. See link [http://www.jahsonic.com/SMCinema.html Sadism and masochism in mainstream film].
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− | Sado-masochism is featured as a central plot element in the following mainstream drama films:
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− | '''Art movies:'''
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− | * ''The Whip and the Body'' (''La Frusta e il Corpo'') (1965) (starring Christopher Lee and Daliah Lavi)
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− | * ''Belle de jour'' (1967) (starring Catherine Deneuve)
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− | * ''The Libertine'' (1969), (''La Matriarca'') (1969)
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− | * ''Daughters of Darkness'', (''Le Rouge aux Lèvres'') (1971) directed by Harry Kümel starring Delphine Seyrig
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− | * ''The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant'', (''Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant'') (1972) directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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− | * ''[[The Night Porter]]'', (''Il Portiere di notte'') (1974) (starring Dirk Bogarde and Charlotte Rampling)
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− | * ''Story of O'', (''Histoire d'O'') (1975)
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− | * ''The Image'', (''The Punishment of Anne'') (1975)
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− | * ''Salo, or The 120 Days of Sodom'', (''Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma'') (1975) directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
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− | * ''[[Maîtresse (film)|Maîtresse]]'', (1976) starring Gérard Depardieu and Bulle Ogier
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− | * ''A Woman in Flames'', (''Die Flambierte Frau'') (1983)
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− | * ''Crimes of Passion'', (1984)
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− | * ''Seduction: The Cruel Woman'', (''Verführung: Die grausame Frau'') (1985)
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− | * ''Blue Velvet'' (1986) (starring Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper and Laura Dern)
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− | * ''9½ Weeks'', (1986) (starring Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke)
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− | * ''Tokyo Decadence'', (''Topazu'') (1991)
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− | * ''Bitter Moon'' (1992) (starring Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner and Peter Coyote)
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− | * ''Spanking Love'' (1994)
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− | * ''[[Venus in Furs]]'' (1994)
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− | * ''Conspirators of Pleasure'' (1996) directed by Jan Švankmajer
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− | * ''The Bondage Master'' (1996) (Japanese indie film directed by Keisuke Konishi)
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− | * ''Of Freaks and Men'', (''Pro urodov i lyudej'') (1998)
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− | * ''Lies'', (''Gojitmal'') (1999)
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− | * ''Moonlight Whispers'', (''Sasayaki'') (1999)<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E2DC173AF931A15752C1A9669C8B63 FILM REVIEW; Masochists Always Hurt The Ones They Love] By A. O. SCOTT (November 22, 2000)</ref>
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− | * ''Romance'' (1999)'', (''Romance X'') (1999)
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− | * ''[[Quills]]'', (2000) (starring Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet and Joaquin Phoenix)
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− | * ''The Piano Teacher'', (''La Pianiste'') (2001) (starring Isabelle Huppert and Benoit Magimel)
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− | * ''Secretary'' (2002) (starring James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal)
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− | * ''Bettie Page: Dark Angel'' (see [[Bettie Page]] (2004)
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− | * [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/24/7_The_Passion_of_Life ''The Passion of Life''] (2005)
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− | * ''A Year Without Love'' (''Un año sin amor'') (2005) (directed by Anahi Berneri)
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− | * ''Hounded'' (''Verfolgt'') (2007) (directed by Angelina Maccarone)
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− | '''Comedy:'''
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− | * ''The Little Shop of Horrors'' (1960), ''Little Shop of Horrors (musical version, 1986) (starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin and Bill Murray)
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− | * ''The Choirboys'' (1977)
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− | * ''Personal Services'' (1987) (starring Julie Walters)
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− | * ''Exit to Eden'' (basd on a novel by [[Anne Rice]]) (1994)
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− | * ''[[Preaching to the Perverted]]'' (1997) (starring Guinevere Turner)
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− | '''Thrillers:'''
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− | * ''Videodrome'' (1983)
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− | * ''Tightrope'' (1984) (starring Clint Eastwood and Geneviève Bujold)
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− | * ''Basic Instinct'' (1992) (starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone)
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− | * ''Body of Evidence'' (1993) (starring Madonna and Willem Dafoe)
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− | * ''8mm'' (1999) (starring Nicolas Cage and Joaquin Phoenix)
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− | * ''[The Cell'' (2000) (directed by Tarsem Singh)
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− | * ''Ichi the Killer'' (2001) (directed by Takashi Miike)
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− | == Television ==
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− | *The [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] series ''[[The Inside]]'' episode "[[Old Wounds (The Inside episode)|Old Wounds]]" dealt exclusively with S&M, and was criticized by the [[Parents Television Council]] as a result.<ref>[http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2005/0627worst.asp Parents Television Council Presents: Worst TV Show of the Week] - ''The Inside'' on Fox By Caroline Schulenburg</ref>
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− | *The television series ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' has featured sado-masochistic themes in the plots of a number of episodes, most notably in the special episode "[[Lady Heather's Box]]".<ref>[http://www.csiguide.com/episode.asp?csi=74 "Lady Heather (Melinda Clarke), a dominatrix"]</ref> <!-- Is this notable? -->
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− | *Season 4 of [[HBO]] series ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' features a character (Joe) who wants to adopt a submissive sexual role in his relationship with [[Brenda Chenowith|Brenda]].{{Fact|date=December 2007}}
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− | *A ''[[Family Guy]]'' gag depicts main characters [[Lois Griffin|Lois]] and [[Peter Griffin|Peter]] suiting up for a sadomasochistic session while having a mundane conversation about unrelated matters from the plot of that episode. Toys have been made of this scene.<ref>[http://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW_051105a.htm Family Guy 'Nighttime' Peter and Lois]</ref> In the audio commentary for that episode it is noted that such a practice seemed normal to them.
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− | *Season 2 of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] medical drama ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'', a patient is deeply involved in a BDSM relationship.{{Fact|date=December 2007}}<!-- Is this notable? -->
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− | * Rex Van de Kamp of ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' was unveiled as a lover of S&M, much to the disgust of his wife, Bree.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,146707,00.html "Cherry says other deleted "Housewives" content that could grace a DVD include an S&M sequence featuring Sharon Lawrence and Steven Culp, who plays Bree Van De Kamp's husband, Rex"]</ref><!-- Is this notable? -->
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− | == Drama ==
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− | * Thomas Shadwell's play ''The Virtuoso'' (1676) includes an old libertine named Snarl who entreats a prostitute, Mrs Figgup, to bring out the [[birch]] rods. It is unclear if he is to [[flogging|flog]] her or be flogged.
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− | *In Thomas Otway's play ''Venice Preserved'' (1682), Act III, Scene i, an old senator, Antonio, visits the house of Aquilina, a Greek courtesan. Antonio pretends to be a bull, then a frog, begging her to spit on him, and then a dog, biting her legs. She whips him, then throws him out and tells her footmen to keep him out.
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− | * Jean Genet's play ''The Maids'' (1947) concerns two maids who play out dominant and submissive roles.
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− | * Genet's play ''The Balcony'' (1959) is set in a brothel where clients and staff perform various fetishized roles while a revolution brews outside.
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− | *The play ''Oh! Calcutta!'' includes at least two segments with sadomasochistic themes. One of them, set in a fantasy of an English girls public school, invites the audience to vote on which of four "girls" is beaten at the end.
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− | ==Poetry==
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− | *[[Algernon Charles Swinburne]] wrote poetry on erotic flagellation.
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− | ==References==
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− | === External links ===
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− | * [http://www.glbtq.com/literature/sadom_lit.html An article on gay and lesbian sadomasochistic fiction]
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− | * [http://www.bibliocuriosa.com/index.php?title=Accueil Biblio Curiosa, a bibliography of erotic and s&m literature] in English and French
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− | ==See Also==
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− | * [[Stories]]
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− | * [[List of erotic authors]]
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− | * [[List of publishers]]
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− | * [[Literature]]
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− | {{Wikipedia|Sadism_and_masochism_in_fiction}}
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− | [[Category:Literature]]
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− | [[Category:Films]]
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