The Changing Image of Beethoven, 1770-1970: A Study in Myth-Making

FAIN: FT-13204-76

Alessandra Comini
Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX 75205-1902)

To research the phenomenon of myth-making using the 200 year transformation in the visual arts of the image of Beethoven. The process through which Beethoven the man became Beethoven the myth mirrors a basic evolution in European intellectual history. As an international culture symbol Beethoven represents escapism.