The Much-At-Once: Music, Science, Ecstasy, the Body

By: Wilshire, Bruce W.

Book Overview

"In this capstone work, the late Bruce Wilshire seeks to rediscover the fullness of life in the world by way of a more complete activation of the body's potentials. Appealing to our powers of hearing and feeling, with a special emphasis on music, he engages a rich array of composers, writers, and thinkers ranging from Beethoven and Mahler to Emerson and William James. Wilshire builds on James's concept of the much-at-once to name the superabundance...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823268330
• ISBN13: 9780823268337
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"