Castration and culture in the Middle Ages / edited by Larissa Tracy.

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 pervades a number of medieval literary genres, particularly the Old French fab...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Cambridge)
Other Authors:	Tracy, Larissa, 1974- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : D.S. Brewer, 2013.
Subjects:	Literature, Medieval > History and criticism. Castration in literature. Castration. Civilization, Medieval. Castration Castration in literature Civilization, Medieval Literature, Medieval Criticism, interpretation, etc.