That Jealous Demon, My Wretched Health

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The health - and especially deaths - of composers excite controversy. Was Mozart really poisoned? Did Tchaikovsky commit suicide? How did Beethoven lose his hearing? Much good previous scholarship has been sullied by unsubstantiated views, and many composers' reputations have been unfairly tarnished by scandalous commentary, often involving alcoholism or syphilis. This book, by a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, charts the disturbed physical and mental health of 70 great composers. It attempts to unpick the evidence forensically and to define the cause of death based on the legal paradigm of a balance of probabilities. The author reviews where the composer was when thefinal illness or death overtook him and considers how many of them would have fared with modern treatment. Chapters are organised thematically, by illness; and numerous misconceptions, such as madness fuelling creativity, are challenged. The book relates the nature of composition to composers' suffering, showcasing much triumph in adversity, and, importantly, rehabilitates reputations. JONATHAN NOBLE is a retired surgeon, who has spent many years researching the illnesses and deaths of composers. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and was President of the British Association of Knee Surgeons as well as the British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma Association. He looked after Test cricketers, Manchester United, and dancers and musicians in the North of England.

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Jonathan Noble

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
The Frailty of Youth
A Triumphant Old Age
Iatrogenic Afflictions
Syphilis
Alcoholism
Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and Suicide
Nerves Beyond the Edge: Other Afflictions of the Nervous System
Broken Hearts
Breathless: Respiratory Diseases
Cancer
The Ultimate Blow: Deafness
Epilogue and Coda
Appendix: Accidental and/or Violent Deaths
Bibliography

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Genre:	Importe , Musik
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Allg. Handbücher & Lexika
Medium:	Buch
ISBN-13:	9781783272587
ISBN-10:	1783272589
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Noble, Jonathan
Hersteller:	Boydell & Brewer
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	245 x 167 x 52 mm
Von/Mit:	Jonathan Noble
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.06.2018
Gewicht:	1,06 kg

Artikel-ID: 132512749

Über den Autor

Jonathan Noble

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Genre:	Importe , Musik
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Allg. Handbücher & Lexika
Medium:	Buch
ISBN-13:	9781783272587
ISBN-10:	1783272589
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Noble, Jonathan
Hersteller:	Boydell & Brewer
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	245 x 167 x 52 mm
Von/Mit:	Jonathan Noble
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.06.2018
Gewicht:	1,06 kg