Collected Works of Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch volume 3

By Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

This volume contains 'Moonlight Night', the third in a cycle of novellas concerning man-woman relationships which had begun with 'Don Juan of Kolomea' and 'The Capitulant', written in Masoch's inimitable naturalistic style. 'A Female Sultan' chronicles the life of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, an idiosyncratic character who, in this three-book novel, is at times kind, generous, beautiful, vain, mischievous, seductive, vindictive and cruel. The stories wind their way through court intrigues in which various illustrious names jostle for position in the royal corridors of power. The final piece in this collection is the voluminous 'The Ideals of Our Time', which was Masoch's reaction to the Gründerzeit of 1867-1873, a period of economic boom when hundreds of new businesses, banks and railways were founded which led to profiteering, nationalism and materialism. Masoch was incensed by this corruption of traditional virtues and morals, so he wrote this four-book novel which became the most damning, incisive and vitriolic critique of this era and the society which it brought in its wake. When Masoch released the books to the public, he expected a howl of outrage from the critics and was not disappointed; however, to some, this represents his masterpiece.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D6XW9C2P
• ISBN13: 9798328325325
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 550 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.2" x 6.0"