Castration and Culture in the Middle Ages

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Essays exploring medieval castration, as reflected in archaeology, law, historical record, and literary motifs.

Castration and castrati have always been facets of western culture, from myth and legend to law and theology, from eunuchs guarding harems to the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century castrati singers. Metaphoric castration pervadesa number of medieval literary genres, particularly the Old ...
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Essays exploring medieval castration, as reflected in archaeology, law, historical record, and literary motifs.

Castration and castrati have always been facets of western culture, from myth and legend to law and theology, from eunuchs guarding harems to the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century castrati singers. Metaphoric castration pervadesa number of medieval literary genres, particularly the Old ...
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  • Formats: pdf
  • ISBN: 9781782041108
  • Publication Date: 18 Jul 2013
  • Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
  • Product language: English
  • Drm Setting: DRM