Desiring Castrates, or How to Create Disabled Social Subjects.
Despite the fame many castrated men gained on account of their singing voices, castrates rarely left personal accounts of their sense of self or their desires. In sharp contrast to the comparative silence of castrates, commentary about them was extensive and significantly shaped perceptions of desir...
| Published in: | Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 60 - 92 |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
Spring2016
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