The life of Schubert /
Christopher H. Gibbs.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- xiii, 211p. : ill., fascims., ports. ; 23 cm.
- Musical lives .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Gibbs considers how and what Schubert composed, taking a look at this figure, particularly the unfolding of his career, his relationship to Beethoven, the growth of his reputation and image and the side of drinking, depression and sexual ambiguity.