
ISBN details
- ISBN 10: 0199569819
- ISBN 13: 9780199569816
Overview
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.Other Details
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Language: Eng English
- Edition: 1
- Pages: 288
- Date Published: 2012
- Authors: Helen Berry