This page intentionally left blank Allen S. Weiss Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, Connecticut Published by Wesleyan University Press Middletown, CT 06459 2002 Allen S. Weiss All rights reserved ISBN 0-8195-6591-1 cloth ISBN o-8195-6592-x paper Printed in the United States of America Design and composition by Chris Crochetiere, B. Williams & Associates Cataloging-in-Publication data appear at the end of the book. 5 4 3 21 ISBN: 978-0-8195-6592-1 For those without voice This page intentionally left blank Ptyx or Styx? (A possible epitaph for the author) This page intentionally left blank Contents Preface x i Acknowledgments x v chapter 1: Purity of .Essence 1 chapter 2: Death’s Murmur 2 9 chapter 3: Erotic Nostalgia and the Inscription of Desire 6 7 chapter 4: Narcissistic Machines and Erotic Prostheses 8 7 chapter 5: Libidinous Mannerisms and Profligate Abominations 11 5 Notes 13 9 Selected Bibliography 165 Index 17 5