The Much-at-Once
Music, Science, Ecstasy, the Body
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Aesthetics, Entertainment, Music, Theory & Criticism, History & Criticism, Reference
| Author: | Bruce W. Wilshire | ISBN: | 9780823268351 |
| Publisher: | Fordham University Press | Publication: | February 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Fordham University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bruce W. Wilshire |
| ISBN: | 9780823268351 |
| Publisher: | Fordham University Press |
| Publication: | February 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Fordham University Press |
| Language: | English |
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 of the world that surrounds, nourishes, holds, and stimulates us; that pummels and provokes us; that responds to our deepest need—to feel ecstatically real.
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 of the world that surrounds, nourishes, holds, and stimulates us; that pummels and provokes us; that responds to our deepest need—to feel ecstatically real.
