Beethoven in Person

His Deafness, Illnesses, and Death

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2001-05-30
Mått156 x 235 x 28 mm
Vikt680 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieContributions to the Study of Music and Dance
Antal sidor316
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780313315879

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PrefaceBeethoven's Physicians and Their TreatmentsThe Accounts of Beethoven's DeafnessBeethoven's AppearanceFinal Illness, Death, and BurialThe AutopsyThe ExhumationsThe Question of Venereal Disease: A Critical ReevaluationThe Cause of Beethoven's DeafnessThe Gastrointestinal DisordersLiver DiseaseThe Respiratory CatarrhsBeethoven's Rheumatic ComplaintsBeethoven's HeadachesBeethoven's Eye DisorderThe Cause of Beethoven's DeathAppendix 1: Beethoven's Conversations with Herr SandraAppendix 2: Beethoven's CompositionsBibliographyGlossary of Medical TermsIndex of Beethoven's Works in This VolumeGeneral Index