History Literature / VenusInFurs

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: Everyone remembers the kink, no-one the strong feminist themes.

-->How abundant her red hair-it is red, not blonde or golden- yellow—how diabolically and yet tenderly it plays around her neck! Now her eyes meet mine like green lightnings—they are green, these eyes of hers, whose power is so indescribable—green, but as are precious stones, or deep unfathomable mountain lakes.

* AllWomenAreDomsAllMenAreSubs

* AuthorAppeal

* FieryRedhead: Wanda

''Venus in Furs'' (''Venus im Pelz'') is a book, published in 1870, by Creator/LeopoldVonSacherMasoch that largely led to him lending his name to the term Masochism. It deals with his fantasies of a pale skinned woman wearing furs (hence the name) and dominating him. It was supposed to be part of a larger series of novellas, covering all of human life. Sacher-Masoch never finished the series, and what he did write apart from ''Venus'' is pretty much forgotten.

* ShoutOut: The song "Venus in Furs" by Music/VelvetUnderground from their debut album ''Music/TheVelvetUndergroundAndNico'' is based on this novel.

* NotSoDifferent: Wanda and Severin both get into the I-can-change-my-beloved fantasy -- in the beginning, Wanda sincerely believes she can "cure" him of his mad desires, and Severin thoroughly enjoys pressuring and cajoling her into playing the dominant role despite her initial reluctance (once she gets into the part and there's nothing he needs to change, the fantasy starts to lose its appeal).

* SpoofAesop: The DoNotDoThisCoolThing final note. Shame -- [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped wouldn't exactly have been a bad anvil to drop]] at that point in history...

It has its counterparts in: the works of [[Creator/MarquisDeSade Marquis Donatien Alphonse François de Sade]], most notably ''Justine'', ''Juliette'' and ''The 120 Days of Sodom''; ''The Story of O'' by Pauline Reage; the romantic B-plot of ''Literature/TheFountainhead'' by Creators/AynRand; and ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey''.

''Venus in Furs'' (''Venus im Pelz'') is a book, published in 1870, by Leopold Sacher-Masoch that largely led to him lending his name to the term Masochism. It deals with his fantasies of a pale skinned woman wearing furs (hence the name) and dominating him. It was supposed to be part of a larger series of novellas, covering all of human life. Sacher-Masoch never finished the series, and what he did write apart from ''Venus'' is pretty much forgotten.

* NakedInMink: She does wear some furs with nothing else.

'''''Venus in Furs''''' (''Venus im Pelz'') is a book, published in 1870, by Leopold Sacher-Masoch that largely led to him lending his name to the term Masochism. It deals with his fantasies of a pale skinned woman wearing furs (hence the name) and dominating him. It was supposed to be part of a larger series of novellas, covering all of human life. Sacher-Masoch never finished the series, and what he did write apart from ''Venus'' is pretty much forgotten.

It has its counterparts in: the works of [[Creator/MarquisDeSade Marquis Donatien Alphonse François de Sade]], most notably ''Justine'', ''Juliette'' and ''The 120 Days of Sodom''; ''The Story of O'' by Pauline Reage; the romantic B-plot of ''Literature/TheFountainhead'' by Creators/AynRand; and ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGray''.

Music/VelvetUnderground made a well-known song from it, and there have obviously been several film adaptations. Some even attempt to be artsy!

-->"Woman, as nature has created her and as man at present is educating her, is his enemy. She can only be his slave or his despot, but never his companion. This she can become only when she has the same rights as he, and is his equal in education and work."

TheVelvetUnderground made a well-known song from it, and there have obviously been several film adaptations. Some even attempt to be artsy!

It has its counterpart in: the works of [[Creator/MarquisDeSade Marquis Donatien Alphonse François de Sade]], most notably ''Justine'', ''Juliette'' and ''The 120 Days of Sodom''; ''The Story of O'' by Pauline Reage; the romantic B-plot of ''Literature/TheFountainhead'' by Creators/AynRand; and ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGray''.

The plot: Severin, a young nobleman falls in love with the beautiful Wanda, whom he calls his "Venus [[PrettyInMink in Fur]]." He tells her about his fantasy of her whipping and dominating him as her slave. She tells him that's not her thing but agrees to give it a try if it will make him happy, so they start living as mistress and slave (they even sign a contract, explicitly stating this). Shortly after Severin begins to feel that Wanda's taking things a little too far, she falls in love with Alexis, a dominant Greek guy, whom she allows to brutally whip the narrator. Later, after the Greek has died, she tells her (now ex-)slave that she might have married him... if only he hadn't been that perverted and insisted on being her slave -- women can only respect men who are strong, not submissive.

'''''Venus in Furs''''' (''Venus im Pelz'') is a book, published in 1870, by Leopold Sacher-Masoch that largely led to him lending his name to the term Masochism. It deals with his fantasies of a pale skinned woman wearing furs (hence the name) and dominating him. It was supposed to be part of a larger series of novellas, covering "all" of human life. Sacher-Masoch never finished the series, and what he did write, apart from ''Venus'' is pretty much forgotten.

The plot: Severin, a young nobleman falls in love with the beautiful Wanda, whom he calls his "Venus [[PrettyInMink in Fur]]." He tells her about his fantasy of her whipping and dominating him as her slave. She tells him that's not her thing but agrees to give it a try if it will make him happy, so they start living as mistress and slave (they even sign a contract, explicitly stating this). Shortly after Severin begins to feel that wanda's taking things a little too far, she falls in love with Alexis, a dominant Greek guy, whom she allows to brutally whip the narrator. Later, after the Greek has died, she tells her (now ex-)slave that she might have married him... if only he hadn't been that perverted and insisted on being her slave -- women can only respect men who are strong, not submissive.

* {{Bishonen}} - Alexis Papadopolis. Severin even recounts how Alexis dressed as a woman in Paris and had many admirers.
* EroticLiterature: A famous example.
* {{Fetish}} - A book focused about it.
* FieryRedhead - Wanda
* {{Hemoerotic}} - Being flogged until you bleed is arousing.
* NakedInMink - She does wear some furs with nothing else.
* PrettyInMink - This Venus does wear lovely furs.
* TropeNamer - Not a trope on this site, but "Masochism" was named an {{Eponym}} for the author because of this book.

The plot: Severin, a young nobleman falls in love with a beautiful woman, whom he calls his "Venus [[PrettyInMink in Fur]]". They start a relationship, with him as the slave (she even makes him sign a document, explicitly stating this). Later however, she falls in love with Alexis, a dominant Greek guy, who brutally whips the narrator. Later, after the Greek has died, she tells her (now ex-)slave that she might have married him - if only he hadn't been that perverted and insisted to be her slave. Severin admits he's been wrong and from now on treats women dominantly.

It has its counterpart in the works of [[Creator/MarquisDeSade Marquis Donatien Alphonse François de Sade]], most notably ''Justine'', ''Juliette'' and ''The 120 Days of Sodom''; and its OTHER counterpart in ''The story of O'', by Pauline Reage.

* Hemoerotic - Being flogged until you bleed is arousing.

* TropeNamer - Not a trope on this site, but "Masochism" was named for the author because of this book.

* NakedInMink
* PrettyInMink
* TropeNamer: Okay, not a trope on this site, but Masochism was named for the author because of this book.

'''''Venus in Furs''''' (''Venus im Pelz'') is a book, published in 1970, by Leopold Sacher-Masoch that largely led to him lending his name to the term Masochism. It deals with his fantasies of a pale skinned woman wearing furs (hence the name) and dominating him. It was supposed to be part of a larger series of novellas, covering "all" of human life. Sacher-Masoch never finished the series, and what he did write, apart from ''Venus'' is pretty much forgotten.

A book by Leopold Sacher-Masoch, that largely led to him lending his name to the term Masochism. It deals with his fantasies of a pale skinned woman wearing furs (hence the name) and dominating him. It was supposed to be part of a larger series of novellas, covering "all" of human life. Sacher-Masoch never finished the series, and what he did write, apart from ''Venus'' is pretty much forgotten.