Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction: A Road Trip to Texas 1
5. 1. Beethoven’s Deafness 11
6. 2. 2003: A Sudden Case of Deafness 37
7. 3. The Deaf Composer 59
8. 4. Deafness, Vocation, Vision 77
9. 5. The Artifacts of Deafness 109
10. 6. Ears, Eyes, and Mind 151
11. 7. Hearing through the Eyes 177
12. Epilogue. Embracing Wholeness 211
13. Acknowledgments 225
14. Notes 231
15. Bibliography 259
16. Index 271