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Throw Yourself Away, Writing and Masochism
Writing and Masochism
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In "Throw Yourself Away: Writing and Masochism," Julia Jarcho explores the intricate connection between the desire to write and masochistic tendencies.
Through insightful analyses of literary and dramatic works, Jarcho challenges conventional understandings of masochism as a pleasure-making system.
She examines how masochism reworks and revitalizes failures of desire, offering a nuanced perspective on authorship and the creative process.
The book delves into the complexities of masochism as a response to harmful social structures, presenting a critical examination of both masochism and the act of writing itself.
Jarcho's work ultimately reconsiders how writing and subjects are affected by the excesses and depths of masochistic desire.
Through insightful analyses of literary and dramatic works, Jarcho challenges conventional understandings of masochism as a pleasure-making system.
She examines how masochism reworks and revitalizes failures of desire, offering a nuanced perspective on authorship and the creative process.
The book delves into the complexities of masochism as a response to harmful social structures, presenting a critical examination of both masochism and the act of writing itself.
Jarcho's work ultimately reconsiders how writing and subjects are affected by the excesses and depths of masochistic desire.
