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The Castrato and His Wife Berry, Helen (Reader in Early Modern History, Newcastle University)
The Castrato and His Wife
Berry, Helen (Reader in Early Modern History, Newcastle University)
The tale of Giusto Ferdinando Tenducci, 18th century castrato, celebrity, and heart-throb, and his elopement and love affair with his teenage pupil Doroethea Maunsell, a story that opens up a new history of attitudes towards sex and celebrity in Georgian Britain, and explores questions about the meaning of marriage that resonate in our own time.
336 pages, 8pp black and white plates
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | 2012 |
| Original release date | 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199569816 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 336 |
| Dimensions | 153 × 222 × 33 mm · 521 g |
| Language | English |