Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: castrati

  • The castrati: A physician’s perspective, part 2

    James L. FranklinChicago, Illinois, United States The first half of this article was previously published in Hektoen International, Summer 2010, as The castrati: A physician’s perspective, part I Medical aspects In this second part, we turn to the medical aspects of our subject and questions of by whom and by what methods were these operations performed.…

  • The castrati: A physician’s perspective, part 1

    James L. FranklinChicago, Illinois, United States A modified version of this paper was presented on March 1, 2010 to the Chicago Literary Club. “The castrati: a physician’s perspective” will appear in two installments. The first one in this issue details the history, sociology and musical history relevant to the rise of the castrato in the 17th…