Editing Dominatrix (section)

== In literature ==
Themes associated with the dominatrix character have appeared in literature since the 10th century. [[Canoness Hroswitha]], in her manuscript ''Maria,'' uses the word ''Dominatrix'' for the main character.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Baron|first=Jeremy Hugh|date=June 2006|title=Spare the rod: The figure of the dominatrix in the literary canon|journal=Sexuality and Culture|volume=10|issue=2|pages=76–95|doi=10.1007/s12119-006-1016-2|s2cid=143661690|issn=1095-5143}}</ref> She is portrayed as an unattainable woman who is too good for any of the men who are in love with her. The theme of "the unattainable woman" has been used thoroughly in medieval literature as well, although it differs from a dominatrix. Medieval themes surrounding the unattainable woman concerned issues of social classes and structure, with chivalry being a prime part of a relationship between a man and woman. There are some exceptions to this trend during medieval times. In Cervantes’ ''[[Don Quixote]]'' (1605), Celadon is imprisoned by Galatea. Celadon complains that his "mistress . . . Galatea keeps me on such a short leash". In [[Robert Herrick (poet)|Robert Herrick]]'s ''[[Hesperides (poetry)|Hesperides]]'', a book of poems published in 1648, there were three revealing poems ''An Hymne to Love'', ''The Dream'', and ''To Love'' which showcase masculine longing for domination, restraint, discipline. In ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'' by [[James Joyce]], the character [[Leopold Bloom]] has many fantasies of submission to a lady and of receiving whippings from her.<ref name=":0" />