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Originally Posted by david H
Does Boot make any specific points?
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He does a survey of music, art, everything, and talks about all the different influences that inspired them, until the point we have reached today. He talks a lot about the Enlightenment, and I recall him mentioning his dislike of Beethoven because of the humanistic triumphalism of his music. Actually I need to have a whole lot more background knowledge before I can fully grasp all of his points, but I do highly recommend the book - I think you'd love it.