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Diagnosing genius : the life and death of Beethoven

Diagnosing genius : the life and death of Beethoven

Material type
단행본
Personal Author
Mai, François Martin.
Title Statement
Diagnosing genius : the life and death of Beethoven / François Martin Mai.
Publication, Distribution, etc
Montreal :   McGill-Queen's University Press,   c2007.  
Physical Medium
xviii, 270 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
ISBN
9780773531901 (alk. paper) 0773531904 (alk. paper)
요약
Beethoven's extraordinary ability to compose great music despite severe health problems, including deafness and depression, has puzzled and inspired. The author looks at the relationship between Beethoven's health and creativity to show how the composer was able to transcend physical and emotional torment to produce some of the most powerful and beautiful music in Western culture.
General Note
Foreword by Anton Kuerti.  
Bibliography, Etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-257) and index.
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term
Composers --Austria --Biography. Genius and mental illness. Famous Persons --Europe --Biography. Famous Persons --Europe --Case Reports. Creativeness --Europe --Biography. Creativeness --Europe --Case Reports. Disease --Europe --Biography. Disease --Europe --Case Reports. History, 19th Century --Europe --Biography. History, 19th Century --Europe --Case Reports. Intelligence --Europe --Biography. Intelligence --Europe --Case Reports. Music --Europe --Biography. Music --Europe --Case Reports.
주제명(개인명)
Beethoven, Ludwig van,   1770-1827.  
Beethoven, Ludwig van,   1770-1827   Health.  
Beethoven, Ludwig van,   1770-1827   Death and burial.  
Beethoven, Ludwig van,   1770-1827.  
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245 1 0 ▼a Diagnosing genius : ▼b the life and death of Beethoven / ▼c François Martin Mai.
260 ▼a Montreal : ▼b McGill-Queen's University Press, ▼c c2007.
300 ▼a xviii, 270 p. : ▼b ill., ports. ; ▼c 24 cm.
500 ▼a Foreword by Anton Kuerti.
504 ▼a Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-257) and index.
520 ▼a Beethoven's extraordinary ability to compose great music despite severe health problems, including deafness and depression, has puzzled and inspired. The author looks at the relationship between Beethoven's health and creativity to show how the composer was able to transcend physical and emotional torment to produce some of the most powerful and beautiful music in Western culture.
600 1 0 ▼a Beethoven, Ludwig van, ▼d 1770-1827.
600 1 0 ▼a Beethoven, Ludwig van, ▼d 1770-1827 ▼x Health.
600 1 0 ▼a Beethoven, Ludwig van, ▼d 1770-1827 ▼x Death and burial.
600 1 2 ▼a Beethoven, Ludwig van, ▼d 1770-1827.
650 0 ▼a Composers ▼z Austria ▼v Biography.
650 0 ▼a Genius and mental illness.
650 1 2 ▼a Famous Persons ▼z Europe ▼v Biography.
650 1 2 ▼a Famous Persons ▼z Europe ▼v Case Reports.
650 2 2 ▼a Creativeness ▼z Europe ▼v Biography.
650 2 2 ▼a Creativeness ▼z Europe ▼v Case Reports.
650 2 2 ▼a Disease ▼z Europe ▼v Biography.
650 2 2 ▼a Disease ▼z Europe ▼v Case Reports.
650 2 2 ▼a History, 19th Century ▼z Europe ▼v Biography.
650 2 2 ▼a History, 19th Century ▼z Europe ▼v Case Reports.
650 2 2 ▼a Intelligence ▼z Europe ▼v Biography.
650 2 2 ▼a Intelligence ▼z Europe ▼v Case Reports.
650 2 2 ▼a Music ▼z Europe ▼v Biography.
650 2 2 ▼a Music ▼z Europe ▼v Case Reports.
945 ▼a KLPA

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