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Acknowledgments vii Introduction "Weird Curves": Masochism and Feminism3 One Masochistic Discourses of Womanhood 26 Two Sentimental Masochism 61Tbe Parallel Structures of Sentimentalism and Masochism 62 "The Lineamentsof the Divine Master" 85 Three "An Ecstasy of Apprehension": The Erotics, ofDomination in The Wide, Wide World 94 The Making of a Masochist 96Horsewhipping and the Exploration of Desire 113 Four The Ecstasies ofSentimental Wounding in Uncle Tom's Cabin 126 The Epistemology of Wounds 128A Raging, Burning Storm of Feeling 136 Five The Revenge of Cato's Daughter:Emily Dickinson's Uses of Sentimental Masochism 147 The Power of SentimentalMasochism 157 The Erotics of Sentimental Masochism 164 The Presence ofSentimental Masochism 174 Conclusion The Possibility of Masochism 190 Notes199 Works Cited 235 Index 251