Beethoven - His Spiritual Development by J W N Sullivan
First published in 1927, J. W. N. Sullivan's "Beethoven - His Spiritual Development" explores the subject of Beethoven's spirituality, which the author believes he expressed through his greatest musical compositions. Contents include: "Art and Reality", "Music as Isolated", "Music as Expression", "Beethoven's Characteristics", "The Morality of Power", "The Mind of Beethoven", "The Hero", "The End of a Period", "Love and Money", "The Hammerclavier Sonata", "God the Companion", etc. A fascinating study of Beethoven's work not to be missed by fans of classical music. John William Navin Sullivan (1886-1937) was a popular literary journalist and science writer who wrote some of the first accounts of Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity for the laymen. Sullivan was acquainted with a number of important writers in 1920s London including T. S. Eliot, Aldous Huxley, and Aleister Crowley. Read & Co. Books is republishing this classic work now in a new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781406754209 |
| ISBN 10 | 140675420X |
| Title | Beethoven - His Spiritual Development |
| Author | J W N Sullivan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sullivan Press |
| Year published | 2007-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 182 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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