Beethoven in Person : His Deafness, Illnesses, and Death Hardback
by Peter J. Davies
Part of the Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance series
Hardback
Description
This critical reevaluation of the causes of many of Beethoven's illnesses offers detailed accounts of the treatments applied by his physicians and a comprehensive rendering of the composer's final illness, death, and burial.
Separate chapters discuss the causes of many of Beethoven's illnesses, his autopsy and the exhumations.
Following the rediscovery of the original Latin autopsy report in 1970, the author has discovered two faulty translations, which he argues contributed to errors in earlier medical assumptions.
New evidence disputes earlier assertions that Beethoven's deafness resulted from syphilis.
This fascinating account of Beethoven's ailments should appeal to Beethoven enthusiasts and to both the medical and music communities.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:316 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication Date:30/05/2001
- Category:
- ISBN:9780313315879
Information
-
Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:316 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication Date:30/05/2001
- Category:
- ISBN:9780313315879
