Stafford Mozart's Death

A Corrective Survey of the Legends
1. Auflage 1991
ISBN: 978-1-349-12516-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 285 Seiten, eBook

There is a macabre fascination in the spectacle of one so brilliant, dying so young, in such tragic circumstances. Was Mozart poisoned? Was he irresponsible and childish, dying from debauchery and dissipation? Did his wife contribute to his downfall? Was he driven to destruction by being ostracised as a rebel? Did his genius render him incapable of normal human contact and worldly prudence? Did he die because he had accomplished his mission as an artist and burnt himself out? Was he the victim of a run of bad luck? From 1791 to the present such stories have flourished; this book examines their development and the evidence for them.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stafford, William

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements - INTRODUCTION - Melodrama and Evidence - THE DEATH - Was There Foul Play? - The Medical History - THE DEATH IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LIFE - Beast and Angel - Eve's Part in his Downfall - Genius and Misfit - The Rebel - A Theodicy - Existentialist Scepticism - CONCLUSION - Select Bibliography - Index