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Leopold von Sacher-Masoch: Venus In Furs
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10-08-2008, 11:01 PM
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Signabeademia
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There's a rather detailed write-up on
Story of the Eye
here:
Story of The Eye - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Although it sounds provocative enough, it doesn't exactly sound like a "turn on." I think I'll stick to having boiled eggs in egg salad sandwiches, thank you very much. And I really don't find the thoughts of taurine testicles erotic, either
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I think Eric may have made a good point about sex in literature--
less can be more. In fact, subtlety can be very arousing. For example, there's a very sensual scene in
The Age of Innocence
between Newland Archer and Countess Olenska; yet, all he does is remove one of her gloves.
Since I don't wish to provoke an argument, I am not going to comment on the pornography vs. literature issue. Whether or not
The Story of the Eye
is literature--or indeed, merely one writer's excuse to unleash all his twisted inhibitions--may be another story entirely. To me,
The Story of the Eye
sounds not merely pornographic, but absolutely demented.
Just to hold off any personal attacks, please know that I am not going to go to great lengths to defend my opinion. I make no apologies for my views. These are only my own personal thoughts on this matter
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