Series editors’ foreword

Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Contents v
3. list of plates vii
4. Series editors’ foreword ix
5. Acknowledgements xi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Female virgins and the shaming gaze 11
8. 2 Sisters as one soul in two bodies 42
9. 3 Masculine tenderness and macho violence 77
10. 4 Staging masochism, facing shame 105
11. Conclusion 150
12. Filmography 162
13. Select Bibliography 167
14. Index 173