Castration and Culture in the Middle Ages by Larissa Tracy PAPERBACK

Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Castration and Culture in the Middle Ages\nby Larissa Tracy\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Larissa Tracy\nTitle: Castration and Culture in the Middle Ages\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd\nPublication year: 2019\nISBN-13: 9781843845249\nISBN-10: 1843845245\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nEssays 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 sing.