Castration
An Abbreviated History of Western Manhood (review)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15024909 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chandak Sengoopta (0000-0001-5315-7878, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 843-844 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the history of medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-5140 • E-ISSN: 1086-3176 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/bhm.2002.0204 |
| OpenAlex | W2035726022 |
| Language | EN |
The construction of masculinity being so high on the research agendas of all kinds of scholars, it is scarcely surprising that a literary critic (not just any critic, but the editor of The Oxford Shakespeare) should write a book on castration. Be warned, however: this is not a conventional historical monograph but, rather, a personal rhapsody peppered with historical and literary references. "In order to answer the question 'What does it mean to be a man?' I am asking 'What does it mean to be castrated?'" explains Taylor; "by helping us to identify what a man is not, the eunuch clarifies what a man is" (p. 13)
Art · Castration · Literature · Masculinity · Order (exchange) · Sociology · Classics · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · History · Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |