The Character of a Genius: Beethoven in Perspective

Introduction Chronological Calendar Childhood and Adolescence Religious Beliefs and Attitudes Beethoven's Religious Music Work Habits and Pastimes Beethoven's Personality I: Paranoid Character Beethoven's Personality II: Other Traits Stresses Humour and the Eternal Feminine Beethoven's Personality III: Manic-Depressive Tendencies: The Suffering Depressive Composer Beethoven's Personality IV: Manic-Depressive Tendencies, Upswings of Mood, Sanity, Genetics, Creativity Bibliography Index of Beethoven's Works in This Volume General Index