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That Jealous Demon My Wretched Health Disease Death And Composers Jonathan Noble

Name: That Jealous Demon My Wretched Health Disease Death And Composers Jonathan Noble
SKU: BELL-40667288
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Publisher: Boydell Press

File Extension: PDF

File size: 23 MB

Pages: 526

Author: Jonathan Noble

ISBN: 9781783272587, 1783272589

Language: English

Year: 2018

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That Jealous Demon My Wretched Health Disease Death And Composers Jonathan Noble by Jonathan Noble 9781783272587, 1783272589 instant download after payment.

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.
Table of Contents
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