ISBN HC: 1-887276-17-3 |
THE DIVINE DUTY OF SERVANTS: A must for those intrigued by the polarities inherent in erotic literature. Like The Story of O, Venus in Furs, and the writings of Sade, The Divine Duty of Servants weaves with humor and irony a tale inclusive of such opposites as clean/unclean; good/evil; beauty/ugliness; freedom/bondage to introduce the brilliant, creative output of the complex Jewish writer and artist, Bruno Schulz (1892-1942). The Divine Duty of Servants is a unique work that unites prose and art, to explore the dark mythologies of sexual fetishes and power. If it is true, as the French writer Georges Bataille claims, that eroticism and religion go together, then this book sheds light on the eroticism of worship.
"Novelist and playwright Perez reimagines fairy tale princesses like Snow White
and Cinderella as dominatrices enjoying the favors of their worshipper...while
other...sketches aim to delineate the erotic visions and political theories of
the Marquis de Sade, Wilhelm Reich, Marx and Freud." The Divine Duty of Servants introduces the work of "outsider" Malcolm McKesson - a writer and an artist who like Bruno Schulz, dealt with such topics as foot fetishism, cross-dressing, and erotic scenes of bondage and submission. |
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