Fatal Links draws exclusively on source evidence of letters and eye-witness reports and, while she was not privy to subsequent medical analysis of Beethoven's hair, her conclusions - that he showed symptoms of lead or arsenic poisoning - accord well with the result of the chemical analysis. In her second, and more substantial, biographical study of the composer, Altman investigates and refutes the claims of Maynard Solomon for the identification of the woman who Beethoven, in an undated letter found among his effects, referred to as his ``Immortal Beloved'' (Unsterbliche Geliebte), while building a thorough case--using Solomon's own criteria--for Anna-Marie Erd*dy as the putative recipient of the letter.
Fatal Links draws exclusively on source evidence of letters and eye-witness reports and, while she was not privy to subsequent medical analysis of Beethoven's hair, her conclusions - that he showed symptoms of lead or arsenic poisoning - accord well with the result of the chemical analysis.
amod
Degree=Pos
Fatal
Fatal
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
link
Links
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
draw
draws
VERB
VBZ
advmod
exclusively
exclusively
ADV
RB
case
on
on
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
source
source
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
evidence
evidence
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
letter
letters
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
eye
eye
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
witness
witness
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
report
reports
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
advcl
Degree=Pos
privy
privy
ADJ
JJ
case
to
to
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
subsequent
subsequent
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
medical
medical
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
analysis
analysis
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Beethoven
Beethoven
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
hair
hair
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
conclusion
conclusions
NOUN
NNS
punct
-
-
PUNCT
,
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
show
showed
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
symptom
symptoms
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
lead
lead
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
arsenic
arsenic
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
poisoning
poisoning
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
conj
VerbForm=Inf
accord
accord
VERB
VB
advmod
Degree=Pos
well
well
ADV
RB
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
result
result
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
chemical
chemical
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
analysis
analysis
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In her second, and more substantial, biographical study of the composer, Altman investigates and refutes the claims of Maynard Solomon for the identification of the woman who Beethoven, in an undated letter found among his effects, referred to as his ``Immortal Beloved'' (Unsterbliche Geliebte), while building a thorough case--using Solomon's own criteria--for Anna-Marie Erd*dy as the putative recipient of the letter.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
second
second
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
conj
Degree=Pos
substantial
substantial
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
biographical
biographical
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
study
study
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
composer
composer
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Altman
Altman
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
investigate
investigates
VERB
VBZ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
refute
refutes
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
claim
claims
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Maynard
Maynard
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Solomon
Solomon
PROPN
NNP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
identification
identification
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
woman
woman
NOUN
NN
obj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Beethoven
Beethoven
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
undated
undated
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
letter
letter
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
find
found
VERB
VBN
case
among
among
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
effect
effects
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
refer
referred
VERB
VBD
obl
to
to
ADP
IN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
Immortal
Immortal
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Beloved
Beloved
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
Unsterbliche
Unsterbliche
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Geliebte
Geliebte
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
build
building
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
thorough
thorough
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
case
case
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
use
using
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Solomon
Solomon
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
criterion
criteria
NOUN
NNS
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Anna
Anna
PROPN
NNP
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
flat
Number=Sing
Marie
Marie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Erd*dy
Erd*dy
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
putative
putative
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
recipient
recipient
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
letter
letter
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.