Beethoven in Person: His Deafness, Illnesses, and Death by Davies, Peter J.

Beethoven in Person: His Deafness, Illnesses, and Death (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313315879)

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Beethoven in Person: His Deafness, Illnesses, and Death by Davies, Peter J.

Beethoven in Person: His Deafness, Illnesses, and Death

$95.00
Beethoven in Person: His Deafness, Illnesses, and Death by Davies, Peter J.

Beethoven in Person: His Deafness, Illnesses, and Death

$95.00
Format: Hardcover
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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.

Author: Peter J. Davies
ISBN-10: 0313315876
ISBN-13: 9780313315879
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 05/30/2001
Pages: 316
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.48lbs
Size: 9.62h x 6.42w x 1.18d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2002 pg. 891
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2001 pg. 194
By Peter J. Davies
By Peter J. Davies
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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).

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