The Possessor and the Possessed: Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, and the Idea of Musical Genius

by Peter Kivy

Book Overview

The concept of genius intrigues us. Artistic geniuses have something other people don't have. In some cases that something seems to be a remarkable kind of inspiration that permits the artist to exceed his own abilities. It is as if the artist is suddenly possessed, as if some outside force flows through him at the moment of creation. In other cases genius seems best explained as a natural gift. The artist is the possessor of an extra talent that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300180187
• ISBN13: 9780300180183
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"