Eunuchs and Castrati: Disability and Normativity in Early Modern Europe

by Katherine Crawford

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Eunuchs and Castrati examines the enduring fascination among historians, literary critics, musicologists, and other scholars around the figure of the castrate. Specifically, the book asks what influence such fascination had on the development and delineation of modern ideas around sexuality and physical impairment.

Ranging from Greco-Roman times to the twenty-first century, Katherine Crawford brings together travel accounts, diplomatic...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:036790361X

ISBN13:9780367903619

Release Date:March 2021

Publisher:Routledge

Length:252 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"

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Psychology Social Science Social Sciences

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