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Beethoven in Person His Deafness, Illnesses, and Death
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Peter J. Davies
ISBN: 0-313-31587-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31587-9
316 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 5/30/2001
List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £91.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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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.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    Beethoven's Physicians and Their Treatments
    The Accounts of Beethoven's Deafness
    Beethoven's Appearance
    Final Illness, Death, and Burial
    The Autopsy
    The Exhumations
    The Question of Venereal Disease: A Critical Reevaluation
    The Cause of Beethoven's Deafness
    The Gastrointestinal Disorders
    Liver Disease
    The Respiratory Catarrhs
    Beethoven's Rheumatic Complaints
    Beethoven's Headaches
    Beethoven's Eye Disorder
    The Cause of Beethoven's Death
    Appendix 1: Beethoven's Conversations with Herr Sandra
    Appendix 2: Beethoven's Compositions
    Bibliography
    Glossary of Medical Terms
    Index of Beethoven's Works in This Volume
    General Index
About the Author: PETER J. DAVIES is a retired Consultant Physician in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He is the author of Mozart in Person: His Character and Health (Greenwood, 1989).
LCC Class: 780
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