Listening for Utopia in Ernst Bloch's Musical Philosophy (Hardcover)

Preface; Introduction; 1. Bloch's Teppich: an initial approach; 2. On the genealogy of the Teppich: metaphor before Bloch; 3. The conceptual constellation of Bloch's musical philosophy; 4. Entering Bloch's musical system; 5. Wagner's animal lyricism; 6. Bloch's vision of the armored men, or the limits of enlightenment; 7. The achievement of symphonic authenticity; 8. Epilogue: an atheism of presence and absence; Bibliography.