Anmerkungen:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-464) and index
Beschreibung:
Despite much triumph in adversity, illness fuelling composition is a misconception
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