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Castration and Culture in the Middle Ages
Larissa (Ed) Tracy
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Description for Castration and Culture in the Middle Ages
Hardback. Essays exploring medieval castration, as reflected in archaeology, law, historical record, and literary motifs. Editor(s): Tracy, Larissa. Num Pages: 365 pages, 5, 5 black & white illustrations, 5 black and white. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 788.
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 French fabliaux - exchanges of power predicated upon the exchange or absence of sexual desire signified by genitalia - but the plain, literal act of castration and its implications are often overlooked. This collection explores this often taboo subject and its implications for cultural ... Read more
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 French fabliaux - exchanges of power predicated upon the exchange or absence of sexual desire signified by genitalia - but the plain, literal act of castration and its implications are often overlooked. This collection explores this often taboo subject and its implications for cultural ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
Number of Pages
365
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843843511
SKU
V9781843843511
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About Larissa (Ed) Tracy
Larissa Tracy is Professor of Medieval Literature at Longwood University. She has published extensively on medieval violence and its intersections with literature, law, medicine, and social identity. Larissa Tracy is Professor of Medieval Literature at Longwood University. She has published extensively on medieval violence and its intersections with literature, law, medicine, and social identity.
Reviews for Castration and Culture in the Middle Ages
Anyone interested in the multiple premodern meanings of castration will enjoy this morbidly fascinating collection; it deserves the attention of all who work on ancient, medieval or early modern masculinities.
REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES
Each contribution is equally engaging and provides an account that can be read as a stand-alone work; likewise, read in conjunction, the fourteen essays ... Read more
REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES
Each contribution is equally engaging and provides an account that can be read as a stand-alone work; likewise, read in conjunction, the fourteen essays ... Read more