Diagnosing genius : the life and death of Beethoven /

Beethoven's extraordinary ability to compose great music despite severe health problems, including deafness and depression, has puzzled and inspired. In Diagnosing Genius François Martin Mai looks at the relationship between Beethoven's health and creativity to show how the composer was a...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Mai, François Martin
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2007
Sujets:
Beethoven, Ludwig van, > 1770-1827 > Health.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, > 1770-1827 > Death and burial.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, > 1770-1827
Beethoven, Ludwig van, > 1770-1827 > Mort et sépulture.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, > 1770-1827 > Santé
Genius and mental illness.
Celebrities.
Creative ability.
Diseases.
Intellect.
Music.
Famous Persons
Creativity
Disease
History, 19th Century
Intelligence
Music
Génie et maladies mentales.
Célébrités.
Créativité.
Maladies.
Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Intelligence.
Musique.
creativity.
music (discipline)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC > Individual Composer & Musician.
MEDICAL > History.
Intellect
Diseases
Death and burial of a person
Creative ability
Celebrities
Genius and mental illness
Health
Europe.
Europe
Electronic books.
Biography
Case Reports
Biographies
Biographies.
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • The Setting
  • Beethoven's life
  • Beethoven's health problems
  • The Interpretation
  • Illness and creativity
  • Appendices. Glossary of medical terms ; Beethoven's medical history ; Criteria for alcohol dependence and abuse ; Dr. Andreas Wawruch's medical report.

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