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One: Masochistic Discourses of Womanhood

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Introduction: “Weird Curves”: Masochism and Feminism 3
  5. One: Masochistic Discourses of Womanhood 26
  6. Two: Sentimental Masochism 61
  7. Three: “An Ecstasy of Apprehension”: The Erotics of Domination in The Wide, Wide World 94
  8. Four: The Ecstasies of Sentimental Wounding in Uncle Tom’s Cabin 126
  9. Five: The Revenge of Cato’s Daughter: Emily Dickinson’s Uses of Sentimental Masochism 147
  10. Conclusion: The Possibility of Masochism 190
  11. Notes 199
  12. Works Cited 235
  13. Index 251
The Masochistic Pleasures of Sentimental Literature
This chapter is in the book The Masochistic Pleasures of Sentimental Literature
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400823659.26

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Introduction: “Weird Curves”: Masochism and Feminism 3
  5. One: Masochistic Discourses of Womanhood 26
  6. Two: Sentimental Masochism 61
  7. Three: “An Ecstasy of Apprehension”: The Erotics of Domination in The Wide, Wide World 94
  8. Four: The Ecstasies of Sentimental Wounding in Uncle Tom’s Cabin 126
  9. Five: The Revenge of Cato’s Daughter: Emily Dickinson’s Uses of Sentimental Masochism 147
  10. Conclusion: The Possibility of Masochism 190
  11. Notes 199
  12. Works Cited 235
  13. Index 251
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