Title: The Mozart myths : a critical reassessment /
Authors: Stafford, William.
Publisher: Stanford University Press,
Year: 1991
Subjects: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, Criticism and interpretation.
Abstract: This ambitious work separates what is actually known (and can be known) about Mozart from the many myths and legends that have grown up about his life and character, notably the narratives about the circumstances of his death and his alleged immaturity, drinking, extravagance, womanizing, and unreliability.
Contents: Melodrama and evidence -- Was there foul play? -- The medical history -- Beast and angel -- Eve's part in his downfall -- Genius and misfit -- The rebel -- A theodicy -- Existentialist scepticism -- Conclusion.