The Castrato and His Wife

Informationen zum Autor Helen Berry is Reader in Early Modern History at Newcastle University. She is the author of numerous articles on the history of eighteenth-century Britain, and is the co-editor (with Elizabeth Foyster) of The Family in Early Modern England (2007). This is her second book. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prelude 1: The Pig Man Arrives in Monte San Savino 2: Schooling Angels in Naples 3: The Castrato in London 4: Fancying Tenducci 5: A Dublin Scuffle 6: The Elopement 7: Married Life 8: The Trial 9: Legacy Coda Abbreviations Notes Select Bibliography Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Helen Berry, Berry Helen
• Editore: Oxford University Press Trade
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 24.08.2011
• EAN: 9780199569816
• ISBN: 978-0-19-956981-6
• Dimensioni: 144 mm x 224 mm x 30 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Storia della musica; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Sociology, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Biography: arts & entertainment, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, C 1700 To C 1800