147When this book was first published it had a profound effect on majorthinkers and artists in Weimar Germany. A poetical philosophical treatise withunusual ins... » 

147When this book was first published it had a profound effect on majorthinkers and artists in Weimar Germany. A poetical philosophical treatise withunusual insights into culture and political commentary Bloch8217s book laidthe groundwork for thinkers like Adorno and Benjamin.8221 151Jack ZipesUniversity of Minnesota «