title: 'Robert Schumann's mental illnesses. (Genius and madness)', by Mlle Dr Pascal (1908a): Introduction and translation by Felicia Gordon.
abstract: Dr Constance Pascal's study of Robert Schumann's mental illnesses, dating from the early years of the twentieth century, reflects contemporary theories on the relations between gifted individuals and mental illness: the genius vs. madness debate. Pascal's reading of Schumann's musical career, in conjunction with his mental profile, offers a sympathetic and nuanced overview of the composer and a critical perspective on extant theories of his illness.
authors.affiliation: Wolfson College Cambridge fmgordon@btinternet.com.
authors.forename: Felicia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D005197:Famous Persons; D005602:France; D006663:Historiography; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000266:history*; D009146:Music; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000266:history*
keywords: Dementia praecox; general paralysis; genius; madness; manic-depression