Castration : An Abbreviated History Of Western ... -

The book you are referring to is titled by the prominent Shakespearean scholar Gary Taylor . 📘 Book Overview

A cultural history of the meaning, function, and act of castration, using it as a lens to understand the cultural construction of masculinity and reproduction in the West. 🔑 Key Themes & Arguments Castration : An Abbreviated History of Western ...

The Early Christian Church (focusing on Origen and biblical interpretations) The book you are referring to is titled

He suggests that modern Western culture has shifted away from a reproduction-centric model of sex to a pleasure-centric model, effectively normalizing a "sterile" or non-reproductive male ideal. Gary Taylor (Professor of English and Director of

Gary Taylor (Professor of English and Director of the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies) Publisher: Routledge (Originally published in 2000) Page Count: 307 to 318 pages (depending on the edition)

Taylor argues that Sigmund Freud fundamentally misunderstood castration by viewing it as a loss of sexual potency. Historically, Taylor posits that castration was about preventing reproduction, while eunuchs often maintained active sexualities and held immense social and political power.

The Early Modern/Renaissance era (focusing on the 1624 play A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton) The 20th Century (focusing on Freudian psychoanalysis) Castration: An Abbreviated History of Western Manhood