In his stunning essay, Coldness and Cruelty, Gilles Deleuze provides a rigorous and informed philosophical examination of the work of the late 19th-century German novelist Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. Deleuze's essay, certainly the most profound study yet produced on the relations between sadism and masochism, seeks to develop and explain Masoch's "peculiar way of 'desexualizing'...(展开全部)

In his stunning essay, Coldness and Cruelty, Gilles Deleuze provides a rigorous and informed philosophical examination of the work of the late 19th-century German novelist Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. Deleuze's essay, certainly the most profound study yet produced on the relations between sadism and masochism, seeks to develop and explain Masoch's "peculiar way of 'desexualizing'...(展开全部)

First published in 1870, Venus in Furs gained for its author both notoriety and a degree of immortality when the word "masochism"--derived from his name--entered the psychiatric lexicon. The novel describes the sexual obsessions of Severin von Kusiemski, a European nobleman with the desire "to be the slave of a woman." Severin finds his ideal of voluptuous cruelty in the mercil...(展开全部)

First published in 1870, Venus in Furs gained for its author both notoriety and a degree of immortality when the word "masochism"--derived from his name--entered the psychiatric lexicon. The novel describes the sexual obsessions of Severin von Kusiemski, a European nobleman with the desire "to be the slave of a woman." Severin finds his ideal of voluptuous cruelty in the mercil...(展开全部)

“Cruelty, which is the ultimate negation of culture, could also mark its regeneration. In fact, cruelty opposes the extreme nihilism, the passive nihilism, in the form of indifference. Cruelty in disclosing its vicious side manifests at the same time its original vitality. It forces the nihilist to look deep in his/her protective barriers and to see beyond them. Purification is...(展开全部)

“Cruelty, which is the ultimate negation of culture, could also mark its regeneration. In fact, cruelty opposes the extreme nihilism, the passive nihilism, in the form of indifference. Cruelty in disclosing its vicious side manifests at the same time its original vitality. It forces the nihilist to look deep in his/her protective barriers and to see beyond them. Purification is...(展开全部)

A "best of" collection of creepy tales from Eisner award winner and legendary horror master Junji Ito. This ultimate collection presents the most remarkable short works of Junji Ito’s career, featuring an adaptation of Rampo Edogawa’s classic horror story "Human Chair" and fan favorite "The Enigma of Amigara Fault." In a deluxe presentation with special color pages and color il...(展开全部)