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Sadomasochism is a perennial theme in literature and has inspired several classics like ''The [[Story of O]]'' by [[Anne Desclos]] (under the [[pseudonym]] [[Pauline Réage]]), ''[[Venus in Furs]]'' by [[Leopold von Sacher-Masoch]], and the comics created by [[Eric Stanton]]. A literary curiosity concerning sadomasochism is Martha's letter to [[Leopold Bloom]] in ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'' by [[James Joyce]]

Sadomasochism is a perennial theme in literature and has inspired several classics like ''The [[Story of O]]'' by [[Anne Desclos]] (under the [[pseudonym]] [[Pauline Réage]]), ''[[Venus in Furs]]'' by [[Leopold von Sacher-Masoch]], and the comics created by [[Eric Stanton]]. A literary curiosity concerning sadomasochism is Martha's letter to [[Leopold Bloom]] in ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'' by [[James Joyce]]

''The Pearl: Erotica From The Underground Magazine Of Victorian England'' (now available in a single volume), was published anonymously, from 1879-1880, before being ordered to cease publication due to charges of obscenity. Not strictly devoted to BDSM, many of its serialized novelettes unabashedly depicted clear examples of "English discipline," a euphemism for eroticized corporal punishment.

''The Pearl: Erotica From The Underground Magazine Of Victorian England'' (now available as a single volume collection), was published anonymously, from 1879-1880, before being ordered to cease and desist on charges of obscenity. While not strictly devoted to BDSM, many of its serialized novelettes depict the practice of "English discipline," a euphemism for eroticized corporal punishment.

The novel ''[[Naomi (novel)|Naomi]]'' (1925) by [[Jun'ichirō Tanizaki]], originally titled ''Chijin no Ai (A Fool's Love)'', was Tanizaki's highly influential tragicomedy that satirized the flapper-inspired "[[modern girl]]" phenomenon of 1920s Japan. This cautionary tale recalls thematic elements of ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]'' (1913), ''[[Of Human Bondage]]'' (1915), and ''[[Lolita]]'' (1955), which it predated by 30 years. Devoid of the predictable tropes and cliched jargon that would later characterize much BDSM literature, ''Naomi'' focused on the underlying psychology of dominance and submission, as well as the reversal of traditional gender roles, within the context of a marital relationship.

The novel ''[[Naomi (novel)|Naomi]]'' (1925) by [[Jun'ichirō Tanizaki]], originally titled ''Chijin no Ai (A Fool's Love)'', was Tanizaki's highly influential tragicomedy that satirized the flapper-inspired "[[modern girl]]" phenomenon of 1920s Japan. This cautionary tale recalls thematic elements of ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]'' (1913), ''[[Of Human Bondage]]'' (1915), and ''[[Lolita]]'' (1955), which it predated by 30 years. Devoid of the predictable tropes and cliched jargon that would later characterize much BDSM literature, ''Naomi'' focused on the underlying psychology of dominance and submission, as well as the reversal of traditional gender roles, within the context of a marital relationship.