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That jealous demon, my wretched health : disease, death and composers
Title
That jealous demon, my wretched health : disease, death and composers / Jonathan Noble ; foreword by Petroc Trelawny.
ISBN
1783272589
9781783272587
1787442284
9781787442283
Publication
Woodbridge, Suffolk : The Boydell Press, 2018.
Physical Description
xvii, 492 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Summary
Despite much triumph in adversity, illness fuelling composition is a misconception.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 13, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-464) and index.
Contents
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: deadness.
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